newsy
1 Americannoun
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Origin of newsy1
First recorded in 1825–35; news + -y 1
Origin of newsy2
Explanation
Newsy things are full of information, details, or news. A newsy letter from your pen pal fills you in on everything she's been doing since the last time she wrote. Newsy is a great, informal way to describe a chatty conversation or an informative email. Your sister's newsy phone calls give you all the gossip from her summer camp, and a newspaper columnist's newsy interviews are incredibly detailed. Since the 1830s, newsy has meant "full of news," from news, literally "new things," and the Old English root neowe, "new."
Example Sentences
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And whatever the result in Gorton and Denton, this will be a newsy by-election.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
Kwanwoo also covers markets, companies, North Korean issues and other newsy stories on demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
This edition is anchored by a newsy trip that former President Donald Trump made to Capitol Hill Thursday, where he was feted with cakes and decried the Milwaukee bar scene.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2024
“Nixon,” which languished for years after its newsy first performances 35 years ago, has finally earned its American classic status in the last decade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2023
The worse part was getting newsy letters from Elsa and Sinita in the capital.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
It's unquestionably the style statement of the Northern Open—a tournament won by a 20-something man in a newsies cap—and we are Hulk-green with jealousy.
From Golf Digest ● Aug. 27, 2018
“I always knew what I would do with this,” says Gattelli, who adds that he was around the age of the newsies when the movie came out.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 4, 2015
And few American TV newsies do it with more exuberant panache than Jesse Jones, who makes a triumphant return this week to local airwaves after sitting out a six-month noncompete clause.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2015
Although the publishers would continue to charge 6 cents for 10 papers, they agreed to buy back any papers the newsies were unable to sell.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2012
"The newsies found out about your hand," she says.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
“CBS This Morning,” launched as a newsier alternative to the other two shows, saw its ratings grow in each of the first five years on the air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2021
Would it not contribute to the national awareness and conversation if the newspaper of the nation’s capital discussed this in a newsier section?
From Washington Post ● Jan. 24, 2020
Here is what he said about some of the newsier topics surrounding the team:
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 28, 2017
As the Village Church’s strategy suggests, podcasts qua podcasts—as opposed to sermon podcasts—can provide pastors with the breathing room to tackle newsier and narrower topics than sermons allow for.
From Slate ● Dec. 14, 2014
Their forecasts of energy crises and resource shortages seemed not only newsier but also more intuitively correct.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2010
Not sure “chaotic” would quite be the word to describe the organization’s offseason, but it was one of the newsiest ones we’ve seen around here.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
His sentencing ends his time in the spotlight as America’s newsiest financial crook.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2024
Just look at the TV ratings for 2020, the newsiest of years with the pandemic; a stormy presidential election campaign and aftermath; and a racial and social awakening in America.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 5, 2021
They briefed reporters, on background, about the book’s newsiest bits.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2019
Yet one of the distinctions of “A Higher Loyalty” is that the newsiest elements appear fairly deep in the book.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2018
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