readership
noun
read·er·ship
ˈrē-dər-ˌship 
Examples of readership in a Sentence
She holds a readership in chemistry.
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But the readership of a metro newspaper was not interested in the Hubble constant or the Schwarzschild radius.
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ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2025
In an effort to sustain readership, many outlets have prioritized stories that confirm audience biases rather than challenge them, reinforcing ideological echo chambers.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
The media kit for Notes on Beauty lists circulation as 44,000 and readership as 132,000, with 45 percent of the audience in the U.S., 45 percent in Europe and U.K., and the balance in the rest of the world.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 14 Feb. 2025
Stories of no-fault divorce still have a surprising power to inspire outrage, at least among a certain readership.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2025
In an effort to sustain readership, many outlets have prioritized stories that confirm audience biases rather than challenge them, reinforcing ideological echo chambers.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
The media kit for Notes on Beauty lists circulation as 44,000 and readership as 132,000, with 45 percent of the audience in the U.S., 45 percent in Europe and U.K., and the balance in the rest of the world.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 14 Feb. 2025
Stories of no-fault divorce still have a surprising power to inspire outrage, at least among a certain readership.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for readership
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“Readership.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/readership. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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readership
noun
read·er·ship
ˈrēd-ər-ˌship
: a group of readers
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