newspaper

noun

ˈnüz-ˌpā-pər How to pronounce newspaper (audio)
Definition of newspapernext
as in periodical
a publication that appears at regular intervals liked to read the newspaper every morning

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Recent Examples of newspaper The woman also said Dominguez put his arms around her and picked her up to twirl her when no one else was around, the newspaper reported. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 Artists also tell the newspaper that the gallery failed to pay them for art sales for up to a year as well as failing to return consigned works on demand. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Helsingin Sanomat, Finland’s largest newspaper, reported at the end of May that Donut had accumulated more than 1,300 individual investors. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026 Sparks left Chicago after high school and arrived in Los Angeles in the early 1980s, eventually landing a job in the production department at the alternative newspaper LA Weekly. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for newspaper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for newspaper
  1. periodical
  2. magazine
  3. journal
  4. book
  5. paper
  6. gazette
  7. bulletin
  8. organ
Noun
  • Operating for nearly a century, Algani began in 1927 as a modest seller of newspapers, periodicals, and postcards before evolving into one of the city’s first international newsstands.
    — Eleonora Giordani, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
  • People who might be lucky to have a roof over their heads gathered there to read American books and periodicals, watch American movies, listen to lectures about America, tap their toes to jazz from America.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of periodical
Noun
  • On the fall film-festival circuit, Lee had a dozen-plus publicists and a dedicated English interpreter; the cast appeared on red carpets and magazine covers.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Was New York magazine’s Men’s Style Issue spread featuring male celebrities like Mike Faist, Christopher Abbott, Isaac Cole Powell, and others hanging out in their underwear in a sauna an exercise in queerbaiting?
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of magazine
Noun
  • Coverage of the same census in the ISHRS journal flagged a growing black market in hair restoration as one of the notable trends of 2024.
    — William Jones, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Others believe that tree-ring research, and the scientific journals that publish it, overestimate the number of historical fires.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of journal
Noun
  • This is the room to book if staying a while and traveling with a kid who can comfortably sleep on the large couch on the lower level.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2026
  • There are other things about this book that are insightful and poignant about the nature of being a human.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of book
Noun
  • He was arrested in Baltimore in March 2025 after picking up his then-5-year-old son, who has autism and other disabilities, from his grandmother's house, according to court papers.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
  • That paper, called EquiOx, was intended to help researchers understand why pulse oximeters overestimated blood oxygen levels in patients with darker skin tones.
    — Anil Oza, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of paper
Noun
  • The complete details of the second decree are supposed to be published in the government gazette on Thursday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The National Assembly passed the laws in July 2024, but the final approved wording was not published in the country’s official gazette until last week, at which time the law became effective.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
Definition of gazette
Noun
  • Gilmore said a report was filed with the Pueblo Police Department, and the department issued a bulletin to other law enforcement agencies to be on the lookout for the trailer.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • All flaggers are now required to reach their jobsites by hitching a ride on a nearby subway instead of walking through the tunnels, according to a service bulletin sent Monday to all subway staff and obtained by the Daily News.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of bulletin
Noun
  • While it is strongly associated with the inner ear, the protein isn't exclusive to the organ and has also been detected in other tissues, including the heart.
    — Mike McRae October 07, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The machine specifically moves blood around the heart and lungs, allowing those organs to rest and heal.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of organ

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