newspaper
Noun
(countable) A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=18 citation
, passage=‘Then the father has a great fight with his terrible conscience,’ said Munday with granite seriousness. ‘Should he make a row with the police […]? Or should he say nothing about it and condone brutality for fear of appearing in the newspapers ?}}
(uncountable, countable) A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.
Synonyms
* (publication) daily (for a daily newspaper”), paper, rag (”derogatory )
* (paper on which newspapers are printed) newsprint
Derived terms
* newspaperdom
* newspaperism
Verb
(en verb )
To cover with newspaper.
- She newspapered one end of the room before painting the bookcase.
(transitive) To engage in the business of journalism (usually used only in the gerund, newspapering)
- He newspapered his way through the South on the sports beat, avoiding dry towms.
(obsolete) to harrass in newspaper articles.
- He was newspapered out of public life.
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tabloid
English
Noun
(en noun )
(publishing) A newspaper having pages half the dimensions of the standard format, especially one that favours stories of a sensational nature over more serious news.
Synonyms
* scandal sheet, tab (colloquial), yellow press
Adjective
(–)
In the format of a .
Relating to a tabloid or tabloids.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-22, volume=407, issue=8841, page=76, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= Snakes and ladders
, passage=Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins. For each one there is a frighteningly precise measurement of just how likely it is to jump from the shadows and get you.}}
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See also
* compact
* quality newspaper
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