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news

[ nooz, nyooz ]

noun

(usually used with a singular verb)
  1. a report of a recent event; intelligence; information:

    His family has had no news of his whereabouts for months.

  2. the presentation of a report on recent or new events in a newspaper or other periodical or on radio or television.
  3. such reports taken collectively; information reported:

    There's good news tonight.

  4. a person, thing, or event considered as a choice subject for journalistic treatment; newsworthy material. Compare copy ( def 5 ).


news

/ ː /

noun

  1. current events; important or interesting recent happenings
  2. information about such events, as in the mass media
    1. a presentation, such as a radio broadcast, of information of this type

      the news is at six

    2. ( in combination )

      a newscaster

  3. interesting or important information not previously known or realized

    it's news to me

  4. a person, fashion, etc, widely reported in the mass media

    she is no longer news in the film world

“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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Derived Forms

  • ˈԱɲ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • Աɲl adjective
  • Աɲl·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of news1

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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of news1

C15: from Middle English newes, plural of newe new ( adj ) on model of Old French noveles or Medieval Latin nova new things
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Idioms and Phrases

see bad news ; break the news ; no news is good news .
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Example Sentences

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At her daily news conference Tuesday, Sheinbaum said Mexico has not signed a formal agreement with the U.S. to take any so-called “third-party” migrants.

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The “Steve’s Lava Chicken” song from “A Minecraft Movie” has landed on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, according to the music news outlet itself.

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In 2019, news broke that the “Crazy Rich Asians” sequel hit a significant roadblock as Lim exited the project over pay disparity.

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By Kanye West’s recent standards, the surprise release of his “lost” album “Donda 2” to streaming services is relatively sedate news.

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Word of California’s somersault over the fading Japan generated coverage in newspapers coast to coast, cable news and even as far afield as the BBC.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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