infotainment
Americannoun
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television or radio programs that treat factual material in an entertaining manner, as by including dramatic elements.
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factual material that is both informative and entertaining.
noun
Etymology
Origin of infotainment
Example Sentences
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For one, the truck doesn’t come with a touchscreen — a staple of modern infotainment systems — or even a radio.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
Whatever the risks of his speechifying, you had to admire — here in our age of political infotainment — the natural finesse with which Springsteen threaded his prepared rhetoric into Tuesday’s set.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
After years of carping about it, I am pleased to find VW’s latest infotainment system now mentally competent and even fun to use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
Now, every time I climb back into my Ford Mustang Mach-E, I can’t stop thinking about you—your long range, your modular interior, your absurdly large infotainment screen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
There’s still scope for the automaker’s sales volumes to grow more, spurred by the new CX-5 model, which will be released in early 2026 and features an all-new infotainment system, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
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