newspaper
Americannoun
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a printed publication issued at regular and usually close intervals, especially daily or weekly, and commonly containing news, news, comment, features, and advertising.
When we were kids here, there was only one daily newspaper, and it covered the news for four counties.
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a business organization publishing such a publication.
Which newspaper did your aunt work for?
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a single issue or copy of such a publication.
Grab one of those free newspapers on the way out.
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an online version of a newspaper.
I’ve been reading several upstate newspapers on my laptop lately, and I’m wondering how many of them still have print editions.
noun
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Often shortened to: paper. a weekly or daily publication consisting of folded sheets and containing articles on the news, features, reviews, and advertisements
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( as modifier )
a newspaper article
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a less common name for newsprint
Other Word Forms
- newspaperdom noun
- newspaperish adjective
Etymology
Origin of newspaper
Example Sentences
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“I felt it just wasn’t bringing me much in the way of clarity or new direction,” he told Britain’s Guardian newspaper in 2025.
Facebook didn’t buy yellow pages or local newspapers.
Mexico pays around $5,500 a month for the 3,100 Cubans in the medical program, according to an October report in the Mexican newspaper Reforma.
Oleg Deripaska, a loyal Putin oligarch, recently posted a link to a Russian newspaper editorial that was unusually critical of the government’s failure to cultivate a healthy investment climate.
Head stayed at the top of the order, made two more tons, was the highest run-scorer in the series and was on the front page of the Herald Sun newspaper on Christmas Eve.
From BBC
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