tabloid

noun

Definition of tabloidnext
as in survey

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Recent Examples of tabloid Murdoch, played by Pearce, recruited Lamb to reinvent it as a populist tabloid capable of overtaking the dominant Daily Mirror. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026 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 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
  • Wealthier boomers aged into the 75-and-older bracket between surveys, lifting its median.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • These figures are likely underestimates, since undocumented migrants generally avoid surveys for fear of deportation.
    — Johanna Bard Richlin, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of survey
Noun
  • Charms on a bracelet sold through TikTok Shop, also advertised as sterling silver, contained about 33% cadmium, roughly 3,300 times the limit, according to trade publication JCK’s summary of the report.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Pew Research Center found that users clicked a traditional result on 8% of visits when an AI summary appeared, compared with 15% without one.
    — Mark van Berkel, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of summary
Noun
  • According to a synopsis from Hallmark, the movie — which filmed in Chicago over the summer — follows a freelance reporter who returns home to Chicago for some holiday downtime with her family before her next assignment.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Any quick synopsis of what else is happening in your professional life?
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of synopsis
Noun
  • Leaders say more, faster progress needed A measured summation was offered by Tony Thurmond, the outgoing state superintendent of public instruction.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of summation
Noun
  • The team’s coach, Mike Ditka, who died last week, was immortalized in a series of Saturday Night Live sketches.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Canaletto expert Charles Beddington authenticated the drawing, which was likely a preparatory sketch for a painting last sold in 1995 for $354,000 (about $766,000 in today’s dollars).
    — News Desk, Artforum, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of sketch
Noun
  • Now, Julia Lange Casting has a dedicated scouting team tasked with finding fresh faces that fit a client brief.
    — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Then, ask it to suggest ways to adapt those insights for specific uses, such as an executive LinkedIn post, a customer newsletter, a sales enablement brief or an FAQ for your website.
    — John McCartney, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of brief
Noun
  • This semester, Newman has already modified her syllabus to respond to current events.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Most mega-bestsellers of eras past are forgotten, and even the award winners that make their way into academic syllabi fade into dusty bibliography.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of syllabus
Noun
  • Pretty much every astronaut experiences this phenomenon, which is known as the overview effect, a term coined in 1987 by space philosopher Frank White.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The issue that wealthy investors run into with standard tax-loss harvesting is that fewer and fewer losses become available to harvest over time, according to an overview of TALS from advisor research platform Kitces.
    — Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of overview

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