newspaper

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noun

news·pa·per ˈnüz-ˌpā-pər

ˈnyüz-,

ˈn(y)üs-

Synonyms of newspaper next

: a paper that is printed and distributed usually daily or weekly and that contains news, articles of opinion, features, and advertising

: an organization that publishes a newspaper

: the paper of a newspaper : newsprint

newspaper

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verb

newspapered; newspapering; newspapers

intransitive verb

: to do newspaper work

Examples of newspaper in a Sentence

Noun He used some newspaper to get the fire started. She worked for the newspaper for 20 years.

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Noun

Benedict’s mother, Sue, told the U.K. newspaper The Independent shortly after his death that Benedict had informed her he was bullied because of his gender identity. —

Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024 Emilie Lucchesi has written for some of the country's largest newspapers, including The New York Times, Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times. —

Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024

Verb

My friend David Carr, who died in 2015, had a line about newspapering that’s true of cooking as well. —

Sam Sifton, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2020 What trends online, even if artificially driven, helps influence everything from what stories newspaper reporters pursue to which guests radio show producers book. —

P.w. Singer, Time, 19 Oct. 2019 See all Example Sentences for newspaper