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newspapers

The correct spelling is newspapers.

How to pronounce newspapers

/ˈnjuːsˌpeɪpəz/
noun

IPA: /ˈnjuːsˌpeɪpəz/

Say it like: New-spa-per-s

The correct spelling is newspapers. A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles. For example: "She newspapered one end of the room before painting the bookcase."

Usage Examples

She newspapered one end of the room before painting the bookcase.

He newspapered his way through the South on the sports beat, avoiding dry towns.

He was newspapered out of public life.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.
  2. 2.A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.

verb

  1. 1.To cover with newspaper.
  2. 2.To engage in the business of journalism (usually used only in the gerund, newspapering)
  3. 3.To harass in newspaper articles.

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