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newsprint

[ nooz-print, nyooz- ]

/ ˈnuzˌprɪnt, ˈnyuz- /

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noun

a low-grade, machine-finished paper made from wood pulp and a small percentage of sulfite pulp, used chiefly for newspapers.

Also called newspaper.

Origin of newsprint

First recorded in 1895–1900; news + print

Words nearby newsprint

newspaper, newspaperman, newspaperwoman, newspeak, newsperson, newsprint, newsreader, newsreel, newsroom, newsstand, newsvendor

Example sentences from the Web for newsprint

Often, the newsprint reads, the fires were battled at abandoned houses.

Gary, Indiana Is a Serial Killer’s Playground |Justin Glawe |October 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And when word of that economic debacle spread, the government said it would ration imports of newsprint.

Venezuela’s Audio Hoax Sees Chavez Speaking From the Grave |Mac Margolis |October 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
He thought they should only be printed on newsprint, that they should remain disposable.

New Yorker Covers You Weren’t Meant to See |Jorge Colombo |May 7, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
In a world where print is being eased out by digital, he remains devoted to the power and influence of paper and newsprint.

Rupert Murdoch Bares Media’s Reach to Leveson Inquiry on Phone Hacking |Nicholas Wapshott |April 28, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

As advertising trends have grown weaker, newsprint prices have been climbing.

Finally, Good News for Newspapers |Ross Goldberg |November 21, 2008 |DAILY BEAST
When next he spoke it was from behind the shelter of his newsprint shield, and his voice seemed choked.

Local Color |Irvin S. Cobb
Their names seldom appeared in newsprint, or over the Berlin radio.

Dave Dawson with the Commandos |R. Sidney Bowen
My imagination raced through columns of newsprint in which the Metamorphizer was made the butt of reporters' humor.

Greener Than You Think |Ward Moore
But words of newsprint broke through this factitious barrier.

The Tempering |Charles Neville Buck

British Dictionary definitions for newsprint

newsprint

/ (ˈnjuːzˌprɪnt) /

noun

an inexpensive wood-pulp paper used for newspapers