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tabloid

noun

Definition of tabloidnext
as in survey

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Recent Examples of tabloid Another Oscar winner, Danny Boyle, has adapted James Graham’s Ink, a play about Rupert Murdoch’s 1969 acquisition of British newspaper The Sun, and its transformation into the country’s most influential and outrageous tabloid. — David Bloom, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Also in 2024, the tabloid The Sun quoted insiders who said that Suri had not seen her father in more than 11 years. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 27 July 2026 Set in 1969, the film charts how Murdoch and Lamb launched what became Britain’s bestselling tabloid. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 23 July 2026 Long before Fox News, click bait, and Truth Social; decades before Twitter, Facebook, Google, & Only Fans, these 2 men created a new tabloid which against all the odds became the biggest selling newspaper in the world. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tabloid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabloid
  1. survey
  2. summary
  3. synopsis
  4. summation
  5. sketch
  6. brief
  7. syllabus
  8. overview
Noun
  • What’s Happening Roughly one in three American adults has already tried sleeping apart from a partner, either in a separate bed or a separate room, according to a survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
    — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • After being pressed by community members Thursday night, Tingley said the district plans to send a survey to students next week to assess how students perceive the climate of their schools and to ensure their needs are being met.
    — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of survey
Noun
  • The summaries have the stiff, cautious tone of a book report written by a student who only watched the movie.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In financial institutions, this is extended, as AI copilots help analysts draft first-pass regulatory summaries, run stress-testing simulations, analyze trade anomalies and produce documentation for complex risk models.
    — Peter Smulovics, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of summary
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  • No Money No Honey revisits personal VHS tapes recorded by Mauricio between 1991 and 2004, according to a synopsis.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Paramount+ released the teaser trailer (below), and announced the premiere date and synopsis for the new season of the hit crime dramedy, which stars Sylvester Stallone as an Oklahoma mobster.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of synopsis
Noun
  • Unlike many sports, in which the final score is simply a summation of the match and doesn’t tell you anything about how the story progressed, a tennis scoreline tells a narrative.
    — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • So, that’s a summation of something that used to be a fun day.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of summation
Noun
  • Guests mingled at the Bill Blass town house Thursday night for an up-close look at the vintage Bill Blass pieces, fashion sketches and personal letters across the designer’s career that are being auctioned at Christie’s.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The figure has since appeared across Depp’s sketches, paintings, and prints.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of sketch
Noun
  • Several groups have filed amicus briefs in support of ABC, including the Foundation for Equal Rights and Expression, and another from a group of former FCC chairmen, commissioners and staffers.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In its brief to the court, Hanaway’s office took a two-pronged approach.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of brief
Noun
  • His challenge was to make this lesson more than just another unit on the syllabus.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The same restraint applies to professors, who will not be permitted to employ AI to write syllabuses or course materials.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of syllabus
Noun
  • Orient yourself with an overview of the city – literally – at the STAM, or Museum of Ghent, with a vast aerial photo to walk across, among varied exhibits including 13th-century frescos.
    — Adrienne Wyper, TheWeek, 17 Sep. 2026
  • On the website, visitors can find an overview of the Basilica’s architecture and a close examination of individual frescoes and details that cannot be seen in person.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of overview

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