˜yÐÄvlog

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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

/ ²ÔÂá³Üː³ú /

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

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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²Ô±ð·É²õ±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô±ð·É²õl±ð²õ²õ adjective
  • ²Ô±ð·É²õl±ð²õ²õ·ness noun
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˜yÐÄvlog 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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˜yÐÄvlog 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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It wanted to somewhat bury the news at home, so as to not spook people too much.

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Akgul, 35, has seen "plenty of action" in more than a decade as a photojournalist with the AFP news agency – from war-torn Syria to IS-controlled Iraq.

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Brand has pivoted away from acting and has worked to refashion himself as an anti-establishment commentator, and made news last year announcing he’d been baptized.

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In 2024, following news of the Oasis reunion, he revealed he had turned down the chance of a reunion tour with The Smiths.

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Friends of the Earth activist Tony Bosworth said the group was "delighted" by the news.

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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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