newsprint
noun
news·print
ˈnüz-ˌprint 
ˈnyüz-
: paper made chiefly from groundwood pulp and used mostly for newspapers
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The collection, featuring what would become Schiaparelli’s famous newsprint, is called Stop, Look, and Listen.
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Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
Cox built a newsprint mill in the Augusta area and needed timberland to run it.
—Thad Moore, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Many of their names helped define Chicago journalism and many of their names mean nothing to you and many of their names are lost to yellowing newsprint.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
According to Matt Aiken, the Executive Editor of the Dahlonega Nugget, and who has spent his career working with newsprint, the secret is in the paper itself.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
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Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
Cox built a newsprint mill in the Augusta area and needed timberland to run it.
—Thad Moore, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Many of their names helped define Chicago journalism and many of their names mean nothing to you and many of their names are lost to yellowing newsprint.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
According to Matt Aiken, the Executive Editor of the Dahlonega Nugget, and who has spent his career working with newsprint, the secret is in the paper itself.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Newsprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newsprint. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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newsprint
noun
news·print
ˈn(y)üz-ˌprint
: paper made chiefly from wood pulp and used mostly for newspapers
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