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
Examples of tabloid in a Sentence
Noun
She is used to seeing her name in the tabloids.
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Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026
Loren is the founding editor of the art and literary conceptual ‘tabloid’ On The Rag and curator of the reading series Casual Encountersz.
—Sammy Loren, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
As in the tabloid media’s obsession with Carolyn.
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Noun
But its green-energy policies, such as a plan to help Britons install electric heat pumps, have been under relentless attack by the Tories, the Reform Party, and right-wing tabloids.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026
Loren is the founding editor of the art and literary conceptual ‘tabloid’ On The Rag and curator of the reading series Casual Encountersz.
—Sammy Loren, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
The interview takes a bad turn when the Ralph Lauren office building is besieged by the tabloid mob.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
As in the tabloid media’s obsession with Carolyn.
—Lisa Depaulo, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Tabloid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tabloid. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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