tabloid
noun
a newspaper whose pages, usually five columns wide, are about one-half the size of a standard-sized newspaper page.
tabloids
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pluralof tabloid.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The tabloids thought it was even worse than that.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
It is the third, and set to be final, case brought by the Duke of Sussex in his acrimonious legal battle with British tabloids, which has further strained relations with the royal family.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
The tabloids urged fans to “pray” for their 20-year-old star striker’s speedy recovery after he fractured his fourth metatarsal during Manchester United’s match against Chelsea just six weeks before England’s opening World Cup match.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
Instead, Harron engages with Solanas’ work inside the context of the world in which Solanas created it, depicting her with far more empathy than the tabloids ever afforded.
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2026
Some Gaiman, Tolkien, Butler, a few tabloids, mints—peppermint, not wintergreen—her swimming ribbons and Girl Scout badges, the posters from the plays she was in.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
