as in colloquial
having the style and content of everyday conversation
a newsy TV program covering the local scene
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Recent Examples of newsy
That brings us to the second newsy nugget of the morning.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 27 Nov. 2025
This busy, newsy week has gone by fast!
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
In one of the newsier moments of the fest, UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said ministers are prepared to legislate if YouTube declines to properly promote public service content.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Getty Images The decision to jettison Tommy DeVito, the newsiest part of the way the New York Giants set their 53-man roster for the 2025 season, did not reflect anything that DeVito did wrong.
—Howard Megdal, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 27 Nov. 2025
This busy, newsy week has gone by fast!
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
In one of the newsier moments of the fest, UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said ministers are prepared to legislate if YouTube declines to properly promote public service content.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Getty Images The decision to jettison Tommy DeVito, the newsiest part of the way the New York Giants set their 53-man roster for the 2025 season, did not reflect anything that DeVito did wrong.
—Howard Megdal, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for newsy
Adjective
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Cicada’s disappearing routine Scientists who hunt for unusual Covid-19 variants waited to give this one a colloquial, or common, name.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
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Literary works in colloquial Korean gained popularity, and new forms of cultural expression circulated widely.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Petrie, Doz and Morrow play multiple roles, including a gossipy Greek chorus and the band of merry fisherman (truly an astonishing array of Canadian accent work on display).—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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In recent years, the game has seen another uptick in popularity—especially with younger players who in prior generations might have been the ones rolling their eyes at their elders’ gossipy game nights—and an increase in controversies.—
Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Newsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newsy. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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