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tabloid
[ tab-loid ]
noun
- a newspaper whose pages, usually five columns wide, are about one-half the size of a standard-sized newspaper page.
- a newspaper this size concentrating on sensational and lurid news, usually heavily illustrated.
- a short form or version; condensation; synopsis; summary.
adjective
- compressed or condensed in or as if in a tabloid:
a tabloid article; a tabloid account of the adventure.
- luridly or vulgarly sensational.
tabloid
/ ˈæɔɪ /
noun
- 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
- modifier designed to appeal to a mass audience or readership; sensationalist
the tabloid press
tabloid television
Other Word Forms
- ٲlǾ· noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of tabloid1
Example Sentences
Given the very public nature of their marriage, Brinkley found herself unable to cultivate support for fear that the tabloids would find out about Joel’s addiction.
And it is not up to Meghan to cure prejudice, whether it's coming from the tabloids, randos on the internet, or her own extended family.
But it’s also who Trump has been since his earliest interviews with the New York City tabloids and TV hosts all those decades ago.
“People attach the label tabloid to ‘Inside Edition’ and the others.
Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, came to New York to escape from London and the constant attention of the aggressive British tabloids.
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