news
/nju:z/
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Definition
- Noun:
- Information about recent events: "News" refers to reports or accounts of current happenings, developments, or events considered of interest to the public.
- A broadcast or publication reporting such information: "News" can also refer to a regular television or radio program, or a section of a publication, devoted to reporting current events.
- Newly received or noteworthy information: In a general sense, "news" means any information that is previously unknown to the hearer.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- I heard the good news about your promotion.
- The evening news reported on the election results.
- Have you had any news from your family?
- That's old news; everyone already knows about it.
Advanced Usage
- "to break the news": to be the first to inform someone about something, often something difficult or unpleasant.
- The doctor had to break the bad news to the patient's family.
- "no news is good news": an idiom meaning that if one has not heard any information about a situation, it is likely that nothing bad has happened.
- We haven't heard from the expedition team, but no news is good news.
- "to be news": to be considered interesting or important enough to be reported as news.
- The scandal was big news for weeks.
Variants and Related Words
- Newscast (n): a radio or television broadcast of news reports.
- The 10 o'clock newscast is the most popular.
- Newsworthy (adj): sufficiently interesting to be reported as news.
- The discovery was deemed newsworthy by all major networks.
- Newsroom (n): the office or area in a newspaper or broadcasting company where news is processed and written.
- Newsletter (n): a bulletin issued periodically to the members of a society, business, or organization.
Synonyms
- Report: an account given of a particular matter.
- Information: facts provided or learned about something.
- Bulletin: a short official statement or broadcast summary of news.
- Tidings (archaic/literary): news; information.
Related Phrases
- News flash / News bulletin: a single important item of news broadcast urgently and often interrupting other programs.
- We interrupt this program for a news flash.
- News agency: an organization that collects and distributes news stories to newspapers, magazines, and broadcasters.
- News cycle: the time period during which a news story is considered relevant for reporting.
Related Idioms
- Bad news travels fast: unpleasant or unfortunate information spreads quickly.
- I can't believe you already heard about the mistake—bad news travels fast.
- That's news to me: an expression used to indicate that the information just mentioned is surprising and previously unknown to the speaker.
- They're getting a divorce? That's news to me!
Noun
- the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins
- the judge conceded the newsworthiness of the trial
- he is no longer news in the fashion world
- informal information of any kind that is not previously known to someone
- it was news to me
- a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary
- we watch the 7 o'clock news every night
- information reported in a newspaper or news magazine
- the news of my death was greatly exaggerated
- information about recent and important events
- they awaited news of the outcome