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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 Chicago Tribune Editorial Board’s tradition of making political endorsements goes back many years and is a cornerstone of this newspaper’s history. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 But seven plaintiffs maintained in court on September 18 that only two relatives, Gilles and Nicholas Flavian, had signed the agreement and that the rest had not been consulted, per the newspaper. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 25 Sep. 2026 In his place was a Black woman Ramirez didn’t recognize, Ramirez told the Stanford Review, a student newspaper, in an interview. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 Earlier this week, in an unprecedented move, it was announced that The Guardian newspaper will make NAZA available for global audiences for free on its website after its theatrical run in late November. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 25 Sep. 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
  • The shoppable magazine features QR codes that customers can utilize to shop directly on Revolve and Fwrd’s websites and apps.
    — Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Her essays have been featured in the New Yorker, the New York Times magazine, the Paris Review, and Jezebel.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of magazine
Noun
  • Our findings, published in the journal Menopause, reveal a major gap in how clinicians capture basic information about women’s health.
    — Audrey Hendricks, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In the final frame, Verney writes in his journal the wild hope that there may still be other survivors on the planet, perhaps safe on some island in the South Indian Ocean.
    — Eileen Hunt, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of journal
Noun
  • The other option was to take a brave choice, which would make for a better book, right?
    — Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Related Stories Colin Jost also appears as himself, reading his own children’s book to the Springfield Elementary audience, much to their indifference.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of book
Noun
  • In a new paper published in Royal Society Open Science, mathematician Alain Goriely shows that even though the stylobate really is curved, the illusion doesn’t hold up.
    — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The paper also calls out ways that assessments could mirror or build on the regional focus employed by past National Climate Assessments.
    — Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of paper
Noun
  • 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
  • For a company doing business in a foreign country, commercial risk registers as rumors moving through domestic business networks days or weeks before a policy change hits the official gazette.
    — Frank Ahrens, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of gazette
Noun
  • 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
  • Also on Wednesday, the BBC Sport unit told employees about plans to make redundancies and cut sports bulletins on its news channel.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of bulletin
Noun
  • This implies that our own hindbrain is already represented by an exclusive lineage of cells distinct from the forebrain and midbrain just three weeks after conception, roughly when other major organs like the heart are distinguishing themselves.
    — Mike McRae September 21, New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In older women, those infections are also more likely to spread to the bloodstream, causing sepsis, organ failure and death.
    — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of organ

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