newsy

adjective

ˈnü-zē How to pronounce newsy (audio)
ˈnyü-
newsier; newsiest
1
: containing or filled with news
newsy letters
2
newsiness noun

Examples of newsy in a Sentence

I got a long newsy letter from her. a newsy TV program covering the local scene
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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. 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 Wall Street is about to get hit with the newsiest week yet ahead of the election — just as the stock market has started to falter. Sarah Min, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024 The newsiest part of the proceedings was a 4-2 FEC vote determining that Fox News's debate rules had not violated the law. Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 20 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for newsy

Word History

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of newsy was in 1825

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“Newsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newsy. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

newsy

adjective
newsier; newsiest
: filled with news
especially : chatty sense 2
a newsy letter

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