news conference

noun

Examples of news conference in a Sentence

The President will hold a news conference later today.
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Keefe faced a facsimile of that question during his postgame news conference. Josh Robbins, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 During his postgame news conference, Willard did not provide an update on his status and said his biggest concern was determining who would replace Evans. Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025 Donald Trump said Wednesday during an Oval Office news conference. Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025 Listen to this article MIAMI — Heat coach Erik Spoelstra cracked a joke, asking if his pregame news conference Tuesday night was full of media members because the Heat were on a one-game winning streak. Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for news conference

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of news conference was in 1937

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“News conference.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/news%20conference. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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