tabloid

noun

Definition of tabloidnext
as in survey

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Recent Examples of tabloid The British tabloid reported that Bryon Noem paid adult entertainers and cross-dressed while role-playing. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 10 July 2026 The initial lawsuit was settled in December 2024, according to Mason, who did not offer details to the tabloid. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026 The 78-year-old Lai, a former clothing magnate and publisher of a Hong Kong tabloid critical of Beijing, received a 20-year sentence in February. — Didi Tang, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026 The title mirrors the tabloid’s back page headline after the 29-point comeback in Game 4 of the finals. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 28 June 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
  • Core inflation gives economists and policymakers a good sense of how persistent price pressures may be, and to gauge Americans’ view of prices, officials look at market and survey-based measures of inflation expectations.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
  • Both groups completed a collection of surveys, and then the data were adjusted to account for age and education.
    — Refractor, Refractor, 27 July 2026
Definition of survey
Noun
  • That observation may be the clearest summary of Hawk’s philosophy.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Michigan didn’t put the entire Sherrone Moore scandal at Manuel’s feet, but the summary released by the university pointed to numerous issues that occurred on his watch, including a failure to respond quickly to allegations of misconduct.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of summary
Noun
  • The first series coming out of the All-Star break offered a fine synopsis of their season and their situation.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026
  • Spotify later removed the About the Song synopsis from the track.
    — Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 18 July 2026
Definition of synopsis
Noun
  • So, that’s a summation of something that used to be a fun day.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • This may feel a bit too much of a pat summation, especially with the better song preceding it.
    — David Harris, SPIN, 29 June 2026
Definition of summation
Noun
  • Except that’s precisely what awards shows are terrible at — those hammy yuk-yuk sketches, or weepy maudlin moments, that struggle to celebrate the industry by interlacing the show with a theatrical insert.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
  • The Tonight Show had fun with sound effects this week during a sketch on corruption and greed in the White House.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Definition of sketch
Noun
  • Writing a first draft, working through a messy brief and understanding why a headline missed all build taste and instinct.
    — Rena Fallstrom, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Paramount’s legal team proposed a schedule in which opening briefs would be filed on July 28, the company reply on August 7 and the AG response on August 12.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 July 2026
Definition of brief
Noun
  • Slowly but steadily, Erwin Hymer Group has been writing the ultimate master-class syllabus for developing small RVs that pack in the space and features of larger, more luxurious vehicles.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 July 2026
  • That fall, the Civil Discourse professors did indeed teach from the same basic syllabus, but the most reading assigned to a student in any week was around one hundred twenty-seven pages, and the average was around seventy-five.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of syllabus
Noun
  • Google is increasingly focused on transforming its traditional search engine into an AI search experience with AI overviews.
    — Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 26 July 2026
  • The OpenAI blog post included a basic overview of the event, but did not specifically lay out all the actions the AI took.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 24 July 2026
Definition of overview

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