tab·loid
ˈta-ˌblȯid 
1
: of, relating to, or resembling tabloids
especially
: featuring stories of violence, crime, or scandal presented in a sensational manner
tabloid television
2
: compressed or condensed into small scope
tabloid criticism
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Noun
She is used to seeing her name in the tabloids.
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Arushi Jacob, Variety, 19 May 2026
Collins admits to feeling a kinship with Simpson, who was the target of the tabloids of her day.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
Ittiḥād-i javān, Javānān-i imrūz and Tihran muṣavvar were shuttered, as was the leftist Pighām-i Imrūz, the tabloid Firdusī, and Sipıd va sıyāh, a publication which had the distinction of also having been banned by the previous regime.
—April White, JSTOR Daily, 20 May 2026
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Noun
Her father pled no contest to avoid a trial, per his lawyer’s advice, which the tabloids interpreted as guilty.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 19 May 2026
Collins admits to feeling a kinship with Simpson, who was the target of the tabloids of her day.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Adjective
In the late '90s and early '00s, Pamela Anderson became a tabloid fixture who was frequently the butt of cruel jokes alongside many other female celebrities of the era.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
Ittiḥād-i javān, Javānān-i imrūz and Tihran muṣavvar were shuttered, as was the leftist Pighām-i Imrūz, the tabloid Firdusī, and Sipıd va sıyāh, a publication which had the distinction of also having been banned by the previous regime.
—April White, JSTOR Daily, 20 May 2026
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“Tabloid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tabloid. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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