as in colloquial
having the style and content of everyday conversation
a newsy TV program covering the local scene
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Recent Examples of newsy
At the same time, Everybody’s Live harkens back to a chattier, looser era—like The Merv Griffin Show, where interviews could run half an hour or longer, or Tom Snyder’s The Tomorrow Show, a newsier hour of talk that aired after Carson’s The Tonight Show for eight years.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2025
The newsiest bits may have been that there’s an upgrade coming for Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin ride at Magic Kingdom and the kids-pay-half-price ticket offer coming this summer.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
Ready for some more recent newsy nuggets?
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 21 Feb. 2025
The paper, which hit newsstands every Thursday and was packed with reviews, event listings, newsy and satirical columns, and both free and paid ads, thrived in print for decades.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2025
The newsiest bits may have been that there’s an upgrade coming for Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin ride at Magic Kingdom and the kids-pay-half-price ticket offer coming this summer.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
Ready for some more recent newsy nuggets?
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 21 Feb. 2025
The paper, which hit newsstands every Thursday and was packed with reviews, event listings, newsy and satirical columns, and both free and paid ads, thrived in print for decades.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for newsy
Adjective
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Cervantes’ writings mixes a high-style and an extraordinary realism, in ordinary life detail and colloquial dialogue.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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This isn’t about a desire for simpler, colloquial language.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But compared to all the gossipy bits in The Age of Innocence or The Custom of the Country, this novel is dry like toast.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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Starring Parker alongside Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon as a quartet of gossipy New York City friends, the show garnered over fifty Primetime Emmy Nominations across its six seasons.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Newsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newsy. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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