newsworthy

adjective

news·​wor·​thy ˈnüz-ˌwər-t͟hē How to pronounce newsworthy (audio)
ˈnyüz-
: interesting enough to the general public to warrant reporting
newsworthiness noun

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Tiffany Stratton made a joke about Charlotte Flair’s divorce that wasn’t scripted On the road to WrestleMania, one of the most newsworthy soundbites came when WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton made a joke about former Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair being divorced three times. Skyler Trepel, People.com, 30 July 2025 It’s been a newsworthy few months for the Philadelphia Flyers. Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 29 July 2025 Since the pandemic, children walking into a video call is hardly newsworthy anymore. Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025 Texas resident and software developer Joshua Aaron has certainly made a name for himself with his extremely newsworthy app ICEBlock. Patrick Eddington, Oc Register, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for newsworthy

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of newsworthy was in 1890

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“Newsworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newsworthy. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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newsworthy

adjective
news·​wor·​thy -ˌwər-t͟hē How to pronounce newsworthy (audio)
: sufficiently interesting to the average person to deserve reporting

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