newsworthy
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- newsworthiness noun
- unnewsworthy adjective
Etymology
Origin of newsworthy
Vocabulary lists containing newsworthy
Example Sentences
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“Four dollars a gallon or more in some places is always newsworthy because it’s just so visible,” said Michael Webber, who leads the Webber Energy Group at the University of Texas at Austin.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026
We think our readers are smart and informed enough to make up their own minds about his claims, which also shed some newsworthy light on the Iranian regime’s nature and intentions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
She’s also not a powerful figure—she certainly can’t set public policy—meaning her firing from a Wisconsin Cinnabon would hardly be newsworthy.
From Slate • Dec. 10, 2025
On the day itself, reporters tend to gloss over those opening pages afterwards, because the choices are more newsworthy than the argument.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025
Bush’s speech contained nothing newsworthy about drug policy, or Nicaragua, or the Federal Reserve, or balancing the budget, or social ills, or the homeless.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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