news
Americannoun
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a report of a recent event; intelligence; information.
His family has had no news of his whereabouts for months.
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the presentation of a report on recent or new events in a newspaper or other periodical or on radio or television.
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such reports taken collectively; information reported.
There's good news tonight.
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a person, thing, or event considered as a choice subject for journalistic treatment; newsworthy material.
noun
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current events; important or interesting recent happenings
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information about such events, as in the mass media
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a presentation, such as a radio broadcast, of information of this type
the news is at six
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( in combination )
a newscaster
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interesting or important information not previously known or realized
it's news to me
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a person, fashion, etc, widely reported in the mass media
she is no longer news in the film world
Other Word Forms
- newsless adjective
- newslessness noun
Etymology
Origin of news
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English newis, plural of newe “new thing, novelty”; modeled on Middle French noveles (plural of novele ), or Medieval Latin nova (plural of novum ); new, novel 2
Example Sentences
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As word spread on social media of a large demonstration in support of the strikes, people gathered to celebrate the news.
From Los Angeles Times
Weekend Update, the sketch show’s regular news desk segment, focused heavily on Iran.
From Salon
As news of the strikes unfolded early Saturday in the U.S., it became clear that Khamenei was a target, but his fate wasn’t known.
Unreal has since been applied to modelling architectural projects, onboard navigation for cars and reconstructions in television news reports.
From Barron's
But it has not been able to independently verify the death toll - international news organisations are often refused visas to Iran which severely limits their ability to gather information there.
From BBC
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