newsprint

noun

news·​print ˈnüz-ˌprint How to pronounce newsprint (audio)
ˈnyüz-
: paper made chiefly from groundwood pulp and used mostly for newspapers

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Seventy-two pages of ornaments feature in the shop’s annual catalog, a newsprint booklet hotly anticipated by customers each year. Carmen Rosy Hall, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2024 Step one of Operation Soup Up and Suit Up is setting aside her black-and-charcoal-gray suits in favor of a baby-blue number paired with a black blouse and baby pink heels, and an amusing exchange with Stuart about the dangers of getting newsprint and water on herself. Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024 The cost of ink and newsprint has risen, and keeping the presses running seven days a week is a luxury many can no longer afford. Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 The chilling statistics, broadcast over the airwaves, published in newsprint and shared on the internet, vary depending on the news organization and its definition of a school shooting. Nigel Chiwaya, NBC News, 4 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for newsprint 

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of newsprint was in 1909

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“Newsprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newsprint. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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newsprint

noun
news·​print ˈn(y)üz-ˌprint How to pronounce newsprint (audio)
: paper made chiefly from wood pulp and used mostly for newspapers

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