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newsworthy

American  
[nooz-wur-thee, nyooz-] / ˈnuzˌwɜr ði, ˈnjuz- /

adjective

  1. of sufficient interest to the public or a special audience to warrant press attention or coverage.


newsworthy British  
/ ˈnjuːzˌwɜːðɪ /

adjective

  1. sufficiently interesting to be reported in a news bulletin

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of newsworthy

First recorded in 1930–35; news + -worthy

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Zooming out, though, it’s even more newsworthy that he’s turning his attention to Andrews at all.

From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2026

That’s far enough from the American mainstream to be newsworthy, but it’s not the kind of news Weiss wants to make.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

“It was obviously newsworthy, but this officer was able to wield the law against this journalist, and that is the kind of thing we are worried about,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

As I wrote at the time, missives of public loyalty from cabinet ministers towards a prime minister shouldn't be newsworthy and they only become so when the opposite seems feasible.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

The next four constructions allow a writer to shift a phrase rightward when it is too heavy or too newsworthy to be taking up space in the middle of a sentence.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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