NEWSY Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

newsy

adjective

ˈnü-zē

Definition of newsy

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 What the wild success of Regime Change, after a long slump in newsy nonfiction, might say about the state of the presidency. — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026 Buckle up for a newsy remainder of the term. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 23 June 2026 Playwright Mark Rosenblatt takes a leaf from the Peter Morgan playbook of using newsy real-life controversies with direct contemporary applicability to spark balanced drama. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026 As Polymarket inundates millions of timelines with newsy statements, the efficacy of each announcement can be hard to parse. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for newsy

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That’s the colloquial name for the Salkin House, an 1,100-square-foot dwelling perched on a hillside lot, built for violist Jules Salkin in 1948 by John Lautner, the famed midcentury modern architect.

— Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026
The theme uses a colloquial phrase almost like a mathematical function.

— Sam Corbin, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2026

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Us Weekly, which used to be a quasi-People magazine and very friendly, turned into something totally different and gossipy.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
But the gossipy tidbits almost pale next to the eye-opening shadiness of some of the business strategies.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

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