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newsworthy

[ nooz-wur-th ee, nyooz- ]

/ ˈnuzˌwɜr ði, ˈnyuz- /

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adjective

of sufficient interest to the public or a special audience to warrant press attention or coverage.

Origin of newsworthy

First recorded in 1930–35; news + -worthy

OTHER WORDS FROM newsworthy

news·wor·thi·ness, noun un·news·wor·thy, adjective

Words nearby newsworthy

newsstand, newsvendor, newsweekly, newswire, newswoman, newsworthy, newswriting, newsy, newt, newton, newton's cradle

Example sentences from the Web for newsworthy

Worse than these newsworthy accidents, is what we allow to happen every day in this country.

9-Year Old With an Uzi? America Is Tougher on Toys Than Guns |Cliff Schecter |August 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Celebrity breakups should be as newsworthy as your best friend's dreams.

We Should Celebrate Social Media's Slaying of Robin Thicke |Tauriq Moosa |July 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The reason my column was newsworthy is that thousands of other people have found—or will soon find—themselves in the same boat.

Getting It Right on Obamacare |David Frum |October 31, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
She was just newsworthy given that she had just come from testifying about “blood diamonds” in the Charles Taylor trial.

Look Who's Yachting! |Dana Kennedy |August 16, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

If to many it also seemed barmy, it was a flamboyant, newsworthy sort of barminess.

The Best of Brit Lit |Peter Stothard |April 22, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for newsworthy

newsworthy

/ (ˈnjuːzˌwɜːðɪ) /

adjective

sufficiently interesting to be reported in a news bulletin

Derived forms of newsworthy

newsworthiness, noun