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newsprint

noun
news·​print | \ ˈnüz-ˌprint How to pronounce newsprint (audio) , ˈnyüz-\

Definition of newsprint

: paper made chiefly from groundwood pulp and used mostly for newspapers

Examples of newsprint in a Sentence

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Lipa, who received a birthday kiss on the cheek from Hadid as seen in a recent Instagram Story, wore a newsprint one piece while Hadid was still wearing his wetsuit halfway undone. — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, "One Kiss Is All It Takes: Dua Lipa and Anwar Hadid Pack on the PDA During Her Birthday Celebrations," 24 Aug. 2019 Vintage back-to-school ads: Get transported back to the days of bell bottoms and black-and-white newsprint as cleveland.com’s Joey Morona shares 50 back-to-school ads sure to take you back to your childhood. — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com, "Free Wi-Fi now available at RTA stations: The Wake Up for Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019," 14 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of newsprint

1909, in the meaning defined above

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newsprint

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English Language Learners Definition of newsprint

: the thin paper that is used for newspapers

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