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newsworthyinteresting or important enough to be reported as news

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: interesting or important enough to be reported as news

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈnuːzˌwɜːrði/

Example Sentences

  • My cat learning to open doors is newsworthy in my household, but probably not for CNN.
  • The mayor's corruption scandal was highly newsworthy and dominated headlines for weeks.
  • Social media has changed what we consider newsworthy, making even lunch photos headline material.

newsworthy

ADJECTIVE

[/ˈnuːzˌwɜːrði/]

interesting or important enough to be reported as news

interesting or important enough to be reported as news
💡 Concept

interesting or important enough to be reported as news

A trustworthy reporter finds noteworthy news that's truly newsworthy!
🎵 Rhyme

A trustworthy reporter finds noteworthy news that's truly newsworthy!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈnuːzˌwɜːrði/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈnjuːzˌwɜːði/

🌳Etymology

Rootnews
Suffix-worthy

🎵Rhyme

worthynoteworthytrustworthy
worthy
noteworthy
trustworthy

🔗Collocations

newsworthy event
highly newsworthy
newsworthy story
newsworthy information
make something newsworthy
newsworthy development

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat learning to open doors is newsworthy in my household, but probably not for CNN.

The mayor's corruption scandal was highly newsworthy and dominated headlines for weeks.

😄 Fun example

Social media has changed what we consider newsworthy, making even lunch photos headline material.

The journalist had to decide whether the celebrity's charity work was newsworthy enough for the front page.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

noteworthyremarkablesignificantnotableimportant

Antonyms

insignificanttrivialunremarkable

Related

headlinejournalismmediacoveragereporter

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