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Recent Examples of newsie
Each newsie had been looking forward for days to this feast, and had so regulated his meals as to make sure of an adequate appetite when the momentous occasion arrived.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2022
Karla Castillo Medina goes door to door at the migrant shelter, delivering newspapers like an old-fashioned newsie.
—Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 June 2022
The cast is wild; Vincent Kartheiser plays an American war profiteer with what can only be described as a newsie-from-Newsies accent, and Lizzy Caplan plays a French resistance figure with substance use issues who ends up hooking up with Krieps.
—Kate Knibbs, Wired, 22 Dec. 2020
Marco Tzunux is charismatic and likable as Jack Kelly, the dreamer/realist who unifies the newsies to strike.
—Elaine Schmidt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2019
The newsie, in a matter of seconds, gives a star turn, maybe his first, without ever picking up a horn.
—Gwen Thompkins, The New Yorker, 8 July 2019
The 1910 census notes four newsies listed as black; the 1920 census mentions five.
—Gwen Thompkins, The New Yorker, 8 July 2019
Her husband, Jeff Sensat, plays Joseph Pulitzer, the publisher who raises the price of newspapers to the newsies to beat his competition.
—Karen Zurawski, Houston Chronicle, 20 June 2018
Yet the kids worry their struggle is doomed unless the Brooklyn newsies join the fight.
—Hugh Hunter, Philly.com, 14 May 2018
San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2022
Karla Castillo Medina goes door to door at the migrant shelter, delivering newspapers like an old-fashioned newsie.
—Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 June 2022
The cast is wild; Vincent Kartheiser plays an American war profiteer with what can only be described as a newsie-from-Newsies accent, and Lizzy Caplan plays a French resistance figure with substance use issues who ends up hooking up with Krieps.
—Kate Knibbs, Wired, 22 Dec. 2020
Marco Tzunux is charismatic and likable as Jack Kelly, the dreamer/realist who unifies the newsies to strike.
—Elaine Schmidt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2019
The newsie, in a matter of seconds, gives a star turn, maybe his first, without ever picking up a horn.
—Gwen Thompkins, The New Yorker, 8 July 2019
The 1910 census notes four newsies listed as black; the 1920 census mentions five.
—Gwen Thompkins, The New Yorker, 8 July 2019
Her husband, Jeff Sensat, plays Joseph Pulitzer, the publisher who raises the price of newspapers to the newsies to beat his competition.
—Karen Zurawski, Houston Chronicle, 20 June 2018
Yet the kids worry their struggle is doomed unless the Brooklyn newsies join the fight.
—Hugh Hunter, Philly.com, 14 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for newsie
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The China Film Administration (CFA), the body that handles film releases and quotas in the country, released a statement on Thursday in response to a reporter’s question about whether the Trump administration’s increasing tariffs on China would impact imports of American films.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Charlotte Observer Nora O’Neill is the regional accountability reporter for The Charlotte Observer.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2025
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Although referred to as a journalist in Gaza, the IDF said Bardawil was involved in producing propaganda videos, including footage of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy is a White House correspondent for USA TODAY.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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Steven Erlanger is the chief diplomatic correspondent in Europe and is based in Berlin.—
Steven Erlanger,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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The piece thankfully stops short of being a hagiography of Murrow: the point is made therein that by stepping so far out into partisan waters as distinct from just reporting the news, the great newsman opened the door to partisan attacks on a clearly partisan media.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2025
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But that doesn’t feel as much for Clooney as for Murrow and the values for which the newsman stood, writes Tribune theater critic Chris Jones.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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The iconic newsperson died Friday evening her representative Cindi Berger tells PEOPLE.—
Stephen M. Silverman,
Peoplemag,
30 Dec. 2022
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And then, art imitated life when Apple TV+ released The Morning Show, which followed the story of disgraced newsperson Mitch Kessler (Steve Carell), who was ousted by his network for inappropriate relationships with women.—
Tanya Edwards,
refinery29.com,
8 Jan. 2020
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As of Saturday, all employees could not access VOA headquarters in Washington, D.C. All VOA freelancers and stringers worldwide, and those with monthly contracts or assignments, have to stop working because there is now no way to pay them, the source added.—
Camilla Schick,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Born in the Bronx, Katz got his start as a stringer with The New York Times, paying his dues during the early 1960s before moving to the newspaper’s sports desk.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Wasn’t that usage a bit unusual, he was asked by a TV interviewer.—
George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2025
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In one of the interviews where he's discussed the Wiggles, the interviewer proposed that De Niro join you all in a Wiggles movie, and De Niro agreed, maybe jokingly, to do it.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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All the while, the newshound indulged in her secret pleasure of writing poetry in her off time as an outlet for her homesickness and stress relief.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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Viewers, newshounds, and political pundits aren’t immune to the utopian vision of The West Wing, where the corridors of power are filled with whip-smart strategists and bright-eyed idealists who put country first.—
Jason Bailey,
TIME,
24 July 2024
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“Newsie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newsie. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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