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

Examples of newsworthy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Among newsworthy items: CIF commissioners are moving forward to put in a new rule that could suspend parents from attending three to six games when ejected from games instead of just one game. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024 Perhaps not much, or at least not much that would be especially newsworthy. Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 19 July 2024 Taylor Swift was one of the most newsworthy parts of the 2024 Super Bowl — outside of the actual game, of course. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 July 2024 Plenty of political developments and newsworthy events are still unfolding, influencing how people think about Thursday night. Christian Paz, Vox, 2 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for newsworthy 

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Word History

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 19 Aug. 2024.

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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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