Definition

1. Noun:
   • A brief, often urgent, announcement or report that interrupts regular programming to deliver important or developing news information.

Usage

• Noun:
  • The television station interrupted the show with a newsbreak about the election results.
  • We heard a newsbreak on the radio warning of severe weather approaching the coast.

Advanced Usage

• "to interrupt with a newsbreak": To stop regular broadcasting to deliver a special news report.
  • The network decided to interrupt with a newsbreak to cover the breaking story from the capital.

Variants and Related Words

• News bulletin (n): A short news report or summary.
  • The evening news bulletin covered the day's main events.
• News flash (n): A very brief, urgent news report. (Often used interchangeably with "newsbreak").
  • We have a news flash: the missing hikers have been found safe.

Synonyms

• Bulletin: A short official statement or report of news.
• Dispatch: A report sent in from a correspondent or news agency.
• Alert: A warning or piece of information about a new and important event.

Related Phrases

• Breaking news: News that is currently developing or has just occurred.
  • The channel switched to live coverage of the breaking news.

Noun

1. a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story