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Synonyms

newswire

American  
[nooz-wahyuhr, nyooz-] / ˈnuzˌwaɪər, ˈnyuz- /

noun

  1. a service transmitted especially by teletypewriter and providing late-breaking news news stories, stock-market results, or other up-to-the-minute information.

    We took the story off the newswires.

  2. a teletypewriter or other machine by which such information is transmitted or received.

Etymology

Origin of newswire

news + wire

Example Sentences

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"They were arrested this morning and the process will move forward according to the law," Kathmandu Valley police spokesman Om Adhikari told newswire Agence France-Presse.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Previously, he worked as a staff reporter for France's AFP newswire service and the Korea Herald newspaper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

The Dutch newswire ANP reported that there were 498 electric vehicles on board, citing the ship charter company K Line.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2023

Japanese rescuers found the wreckage of a crashed military helicopter and recovered the bodies of five of the 10 people who had been on board, Kyodo newswire reported on Sunday.

From Reuters • Apr. 16, 2023

The news service announced on Facebook and its newswire that the tweet was fake.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

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