tabloid
Americannoun
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a newspaper whose pages, usually five columns wide, are about one-half the size of a standard-sized newspaper page.
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a newspaper this size concentrating on sensational and lurid news, usually heavily illustrated.
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a short form or version; condensation; synopsis; summary.
adjective
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compressed or condensed in or as if in a tabloid.
a tabloid article; a tabloid account of the adventure.
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luridly or vulgarly sensational.
noun
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a newspaper with pages about 30 cm (12 inches) by 40 cm (16 inches), usually characterized by an emphasis on photographs and a concise and often sensational style Compare broadsheet
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(modifier) designed to appeal to a mass audience or readership; sensationalist
the tabloid press
tabloid television
Other Word Forms
- tabloidism noun
Etymology
Origin of tabloid
Example Sentences
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Ultimately, backseat photos have long been the fodder of tabloids - and that is unlikely to change any time soon.
From BBC
The new technology of steam-run printing presses could spit out cheap tabloid newspapers by the thousands.
From Literature
In 1995, he founded Apple Daily, a local tabloid that was critical of Beijing and became Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy paper.
From BBC
Until the 1990s, that is, when relentless tabloid coverage reinvented him as New York City’s Adonis.
From Salon
The pro-democracy tabloid was forced to close after hundreds of police officers raided the firm's building and arrested its senior management in June 2021.
From Barron's
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