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 Police said the individuals approached diners and placed flyers or newspapers over their wallets, purses or cellphones while engaging them in conversation. — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026 The few instances of panic were magnified by newspapers eager to discredit the new medium of radio. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026 At Georgetown, Atchity majored in Classics and English, served as editor-in-chief of the student-run newspaper The Hoya and spent his junior summer at Cambridge University in England, studying literature and social institutions. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026 As a reporter covering philanthropy and the arts for the weekly Pioneer Press newspaper chain for more than four decades, Dorothy Andries was a longtime fixture at concerts and charitable events on the North Shore. — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 22 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
  • Declonius Peck, its beloved editor-in-chief, has gone to prison for embezzlement, and his evil twin, Salton, has assumed management of the family business, along with the 39 editors who curate the periodical.
    — Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • When word spread that the Chief Librarian of the Army was paying a visit, soldiers rushed to request their favorite periodicals and book genres.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of periodical
Noun
  • Local and national campaign staff have feuded over how to showcase Jackson from the early days of the campaign, infighting detailed in an August New York magazine story.
    — Julia Terruso, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The prestigious Ballon d’Or is handed out annually by French magazine France Football to the best men’s and women’s soccer players.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of magazine
Noun
  • In-store events also offer shoppers the chance to gather and make something by hand—from personalized ornaments to holiday junk journals.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The three research articles, which were published today in the AHA’s journal Circulation, outline how all these shifts connect and increase heart disease risk.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of journal
Noun
  • In her latest book, Harvard historian Jill Lepore argues that Big Tech now controls the United States—and, by extension, the entire planet.
    — Nina Verdelli, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026
  • My books include The Underground Guide to Color Printers (Addison-Wesley), Troubleshooting Your PC (Microsoft Press), and Faster, Smarter Digital Photography (Microsoft Press).
    — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of book
Noun
  • Lamy, now with the Jacques Delors Institute, was one of the authors of a recent policy paper that called for restrictions on Chinese exports using a quota system — an idea that the EU has now embraced.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • But the cells that make it, called ameloblasts, break down once a tooth erupts, and a 2014 paper in the Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research explains that mature enamel no longer contains the living cells needed to repair itself.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of paper
Noun
  • Noting that nominations for worker and employer representatives are underway, Tarafder expressed hope that a gazette notification could be published by the end of October, after which the board would begin negotiations.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of gazette
Noun
  • Only weeks later, alas, Hurts became another face of the cause — as the NBCA addressed with what essentially was a public-service bulletin about the implications of his situation.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
  • France’s weekly animal health surveillance bulletin said the virus had also been detected in Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, and the UK’s Jersey.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of bulletin
Noun
  • Her left upper arm was never recovered, and her internal organs were still missing.
    — Samantha Bergeson, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Her only son was at her bedside alone, tasked with the decision to donate her organs.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of organ

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