newspapers

plural of newspaper

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of newspapers Quotes of the Day These are just some of the headlines from the English newspapers this morning as the country wakes up to the regret and misery that comes from World Cup elimination. Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 July 2026 The case went to trial in 2021, and representatives of the newspapers testified that, according to their reporting, Roberts-Smith had been involved in the killings of six civilians. Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026 From 2024 to 2025, California lost eight daily newspapers, leaving 57, the report said. Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 15 July 2026 Much like the American newspapers when Makdisi completed Beirut Fragments in 1990, today’s media is focused on the Middle East. Literary Hub, 14 July 2026 While abolitionists and increasing numbers of Northerners fought for an expansive idea of free expression, publishing pamphlets and newspapers and submitting petitions to Congress, slaveholders tried to suppress antislavery language. Paul Quigley, The Conversation, 13 July 2026 As mentioned in previous columns and cookbooks, Dad was a dedicated morning coffee guy to start his day, especially with newspapers fanned out in front of him on the kitchen table. Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026 The newspapers allege the ChatGPT maker is hiding evidence important to what could be a landmark copyright infringement trial over how OpenAI and its business partner, Microsoft, built their AI technologies using millions of news articles. ABC News, 9 July 2026 At first glance, the title sounds like another lament for the decline of local newspapers. Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for newspapers
Noun
  • The center’s resources—all free—include more than a million books and periodicals, with 400 terminals and 75 staff members available to help dig through them.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
  • Galaxy, Analog, and Amazing Stories, those three periodicals – and our bathroom was piled high.
    Ben Mankiewicz, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • Our recent work showcases contemporary Black children’s books that illustrate rich depictions of Black life and provide helpful examples for young children of all backgrounds.
    Brooke Harris Garad, The Conversation, 14 July 2026
  • Fashion items accounted for the largest category during this time, followed by personal care (25 percent), electronics (23 percent), and other forms of media such as books and games (23 percent).
    Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
Noun
  • Then again, the paper was published in Nature, one of the world’s most authoritative and influential scientific journals.
    Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 9 July 2026
  • In the film, Eleanor Coppola is voiced by Diane Lane, who reads passages from the late filmmaker’s journals reflecting on her time on set and her relationship with her daughter.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • Our competition is no longer only other magazines, but also individuals who function as media companies unto themselves.
    Sam Jacobs, Time, 14 July 2026
  • The feminist sites have largely shut down, and physical media is vanishing; many of the magazines that Jezebel targeted—Redbook, InStyle, Marie Claire, Glamour, Self—have ceased printing or gone entirely defunct.
    Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026

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“Newspapers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newspapers. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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