news·pa·per
ˈnüz-ˌpā-pər 
ˈnyüz-,
ˈn(y)üs-
1
: a paper that is printed and distributed usually daily or weekly and that contains news, articles of opinion, features, and advertising
2
: an organization that publishes a newspaper
3
: the paper of a newspaper : newsprint
newspapered; newspapering; newspapers
: to do newspaper work
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Noun
He used some newspaper to get the fire started.
She worked for the newspaper for 20 years.
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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
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
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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
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“Newspaper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newspaper. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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