tabloid

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noun

tab·​loid ˈta-ˌblȯid How to pronounce tabloid (audio)
Synonyms of tabloidnext
1
: a newspaper that is about half the page size of an ordinary newspaper and that contains news in condensed form and much photographic matter
2
: digest, summary

tabloid

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adjective

1
: of, relating to, or resembling tabloids
especially : featuring stories of violence, crime, or scandal presented in a sensational manner
tabloid television
2
: compressed or condensed into small scope
tabloid criticism
tabloidism
ˈta-ˌblȯi-ˌdi-zəm How to pronounce tabloid (audio)
noun

Examples of tabloid in a Sentence

Noun She is used to seeing her name in the tabloids.
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Noun
Lai, 76, the founder of the defunct pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of sedition and collusion with foreign forces in a landmark national security trial that is widely seen as a test of Hong Kong’s press freedom and judicial independence. —Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024 The actor said his plans changed Sunday morning after learning a tabloid would be running the news. —Claire Franken, TVLine, 3 Nov. 2024
Adjective
The circumstances of Payne’s death contributed to the spread of misinformation about what happened, as did coverage by tabloid media. —Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 17 Oct. 2024 For starters, Kelly Osbourne introduced Bluebell as her Masked Singer ambassador, and a simple Google search will show Osbourne and Imbruglia’s names alongside one another in plenty of tabloid headlines. —Andy Swift, TVLine, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tabloid 

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

from Tabloid, a trademark

First Known Use

Noun

1891, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Adjective

1902, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of tabloid was in 1891

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tabloid

noun
tab·​loid
ˈtab-ˌlȯid
: a newspaper about half the page size of an ordinary newspaper containing short often sensational news stories and many photographs
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