\ ˈnüz
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Definition of news
1a
: a report of recent events
gave her the good news
b
: previously unknown information
I've got news for you
c
: something having a specified influence or effect
the rain was good news for lawns and gardens— Garrison Keillor the virus was bad news
b
: matter that is newsworthy
The layoffs were big news in this part of the state.
3
: newscast
We saw it on the evening news.
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Other Words from news
newsless
\ ˈnüz-ləs
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adjective
, ˈnyüz- \
adjective
Examples of news in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
For weekly email updates on residential real estate news, sign up here. — New York Times, "Is It Kosher for My Condo to Go Kosher?," 31 Aug. 2019 Want all the latest pregnancy and birth announcements, plus more celebrity parenting news? — Helen Murphy, PEOPLE.com, "Serena Williams Says It's 'Painful' to Be Apart from Her Daughter Olympia While Competing," 31 Aug. 2019 Neighboring news: The Berea Arts Fest is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 8 on Front Street near the city’s Triangle area. — cleveland.com, "Preschoolers, proclamation highlight marching band preview night: Olmsted Dates and Data," 30 Aug. 2019 There’s casting news, renewals, and a festival announcement. — Sydney Scott, Essence, "Garcelle Beauvais Becomes First Black Woman To Join 'Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills'," 30 Aug. 2019 The news and editorial staffs of The Denver Post had no role in this post’s preparation. — Mark Samuelson, The Denver Post, "In view-swept Perry Park, walk-out main-floor master design comes on market at $797,500," 30 Aug. 2019 Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje is a general assignment reporter covering breaking news, cultural trends and interesting people and goings-on around San Antonio and Bexar County, as well as all across South Texas. — Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, ExpressNews.com, "Friends rushed to create SMU endowment while Lila Cockrell was still alive," 30 Aug. 2019 Clashes between African Americans and police had already been making news, and Seberg had a history of making donations to civil rights groups. — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Seberg': Film Review | Venice 2019," 30 Aug. 2019 Read more entertainment commentary from Cicero Estrella here, and catch up on more celebrity news. — Cicero Estrella, The Mercury News, "Director Richard Linklater plans to take 20 years to shoot musical ‘Merrily We Roll Along’," 29 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'news.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for news
news
noun
English Language Learners Definition of news
: new information or a report about something that has happened recently
: information that is reported in a newspaper, magazine, television news program, etc.
informal
: someone or something that is exciting and in the news
news
noun
\ ˈnüz
, ˈnyüz\
, ˈnyüz\
Kids Definition of news
1
: a report of recent events or unknown information
I have good news! We won!
2
: information or recent events reported in a newspaper or magazine or on a broadcast
3
: a broadcast of information on recent events
We saw pictures of a flood on the evening news.
4
: an event that is interesting enough to be reported
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