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Recent Examples of newsie
Each newsie had been looking forward for days to this feast, and had so regulated his meals as to make sure of an adequate appetite when the momentous occasion arrived.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2022
Karla Castillo Medina goes door to door at the migrant shelter, delivering newspapers like an old-fashioned newsie.
—Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 June 2022
The cast is wild; Vincent Kartheiser plays an American war profiteer with what can only be described as a newsie-from-Newsies accent, and Lizzy Caplan plays a French resistance figure with substance use issues who ends up hooking up with Krieps.
—Kate Knibbs, Wired, 22 Dec. 2020
Marco Tzunux is charismatic and likable as Jack Kelly, the dreamer/realist who unifies the newsies to strike.
—Elaine Schmidt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2019
The newsie, in a matter of seconds, gives a star turn, maybe his first, without ever picking up a horn.
—Gwen Thompkins, The New Yorker, 8 July 2019
The 1910 census notes four newsies listed as black; the 1920 census mentions five.
—Gwen Thompkins, The New Yorker, 8 July 2019
Her husband, Jeff Sensat, plays Joseph Pulitzer, the publisher who raises the price of newspapers to the newsies to beat his competition.
—Karen Zurawski, Houston Chronicle, 20 June 2018
Yet the kids worry their struggle is doomed unless the Brooklyn newsies join the fight.
—Hugh Hunter, Philly.com, 14 May 2018
San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2022
Karla Castillo Medina goes door to door at the migrant shelter, delivering newspapers like an old-fashioned newsie.
—Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 June 2022
The cast is wild; Vincent Kartheiser plays an American war profiteer with what can only be described as a newsie-from-Newsies accent, and Lizzy Caplan plays a French resistance figure with substance use issues who ends up hooking up with Krieps.
—Kate Knibbs, Wired, 22 Dec. 2020
Marco Tzunux is charismatic and likable as Jack Kelly, the dreamer/realist who unifies the newsies to strike.
—Elaine Schmidt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2019
The newsie, in a matter of seconds, gives a star turn, maybe his first, without ever picking up a horn.
—Gwen Thompkins, The New Yorker, 8 July 2019
The 1910 census notes four newsies listed as black; the 1920 census mentions five.
—Gwen Thompkins, The New Yorker, 8 July 2019
Her husband, Jeff Sensat, plays Joseph Pulitzer, the publisher who raises the price of newspapers to the newsies to beat his competition.
—Karen Zurawski, Houston Chronicle, 20 June 2018
Yet the kids worry their struggle is doomed unless the Brooklyn newsies join the fight.
—Hugh Hunter, Philly.com, 14 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for newsie
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Melvin appeared earnestly surprised when reporters took out their phones to post the news to social media.—
Andrew Baggarly,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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And look for dozens of episodes featuring genre-spanning discussions, debates, and explainers with Rolling Stone’s critics and reporters.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
22 Feb. 2025
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Source: The National Weather Service This article was generated by the Kansas City Star Bot, software that analyzes structured information, such as data, and applies it to articles based on templates created by journalists in the newsroom.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
1 Mar. 2025
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In Nicole Cuffy’s new novel, journalist Faruq Zaidi embeds himself inside a California cult following the death of his devout Muslim father.—
Shannon Carlin,
TIME,
1 Mar. 2025
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More about Jonathan Swan Maggie Haberman is a White House correspondent, reporting on the second, nonconsecutive term of Donald J. Trump.—
Eric Lipton,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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They are named for George Polk, a CBS News correspondent who was murdered in 1948 while covering the civil war in Greece.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2025
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Dennis Richmond, a beloved Bay Area newsman and trailblazing Black journalist, died Wednesday, his former news channel, KTVU announced.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
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Ford himself moved shiny-eyed into the press of newsmen, extending handshakes and thanks.—
Peter Goldman,
Newsweek,
29 Dec. 2024
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The iconic newsperson died Friday evening her representative Cindi Berger tells PEOPLE.—
Stephen M. Silverman,
Peoplemag,
30 Dec. 2022
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And then, art imitated life when Apple TV+ released The Morning Show, which followed the story of disgraced newsperson Mitch Kessler (Steve Carell), who was ousted by his network for inappropriate relationships with women.—
Tanya Edwards,
refinery29.com,
8 Jan. 2020
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Born in the Bronx, Katz got his start as a stringer with The New York Times, paying his dues during the early 1960s before moving to the newspaper’s sports desk.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Historic photos show fishermen in the Malibu estuary and elsewhere pulling up stringers full of the hefty fish that can grow up to 2 feet, according to Russell Marlow, South Coast senior project manager for California Trout, a conservation group.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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The interviewer saw it instantly—this candidate lacked resilience.—
Ira Wolfe,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Host Conan O’Brien has told interviewers that his writers are still gauging the mood of Los Angeles.—
Stephen Humphries,
The Christian Science Monitor,
18 Feb. 2025
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Viewers, newshounds, and political pundits aren’t immune to the utopian vision of The West Wing, where the corridors of power are filled with whip-smart strategists and bright-eyed idealists who put country first.—
Jason Bailey,
TIME,
24 July 2024
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Video game newshound Wario64 first sounded the alarm on social media that the game had been removed from Steam and other PC storefronts seemingly without explanation.—
Ash Parrish,
The Verge,
30 Jan. 2024
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“Newsie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newsie. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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