newsworthy

adjective

news·​wor·​thy ˈnüz-ˌwər-t͟hē How to pronounce newsworthy (audio)
ˈnyüz-
: interesting enough to the general public to warrant reporting
newsworthiness noun

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The information the source supplies must be newsworthy and give readers genuine insight. Aishvarya Kavi, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025 But that wasn’t the most newsworthy moment of the evening. Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025 The tweaks in other collections are just as newsworthy. Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025 Jonah Flicker Flicker is currently Robb Report's whiskey critic, writing a weekly review of the most newsworthy releases around. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for newsworthy

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First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of newsworthy was in 1890

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“Newsworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newsworthy. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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newsworthy

adjective
news·​wor·​thy -ˌwər-t͟hē How to pronounce newsworthy (audio)
: sufficiently interesting to the average person to deserve reporting

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