as in funny
interesting or important enough to report as news
The rescue was certainly a newsworthy story.
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Recent Examples of newsworthy
Anything truly newsworthy said by these celebrities will immediately beam to your phone, courtesy of the media at-large.
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Ramon Ramirez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The news outlet has maintained that reporting on Trump’s fraud claims was newsworthy and protected by the 1st Amendment.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Thousands of you contributed, creating an interesting temperature check on one of the world’s most significant — and newsworthy — football clubs.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 7 June 2025
The New York Times said what WikiLeaks did was newsworthy and correctly timed.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
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Ramon Ramirez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The news outlet has maintained that reporting on Trump’s fraud claims was newsworthy and protected by the 1st Amendment.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Thousands of you contributed, creating an interesting temperature check on one of the world’s most significant — and newsworthy — football clubs.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 7 June 2025
The New York Times said what WikiLeaks did was newsworthy and correctly timed.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for newsworthy
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When something bad happens, five seconds later, something funny in life happens.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
31 July 2025
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Chuck Lorre is back with yet another laugh-out-loud funny show to add to his TV universe.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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There’s a certain romanticism that lies at the heart of these remarkable gins, something conjured, perhaps, by that dramatic meeting of land and sea.—
Camille Berry,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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Google stock has already achieved remarkable gains, growing 2x from $88 levels in early 2023 to approximately $180 at present.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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While that was his most memorable regular-season play, Barkley and Baun pointed to a situation against the Cincinnati Bengals, where DeJean chased the star receiver Ja'Marr Chase around pre-snap before making an impressive tackle to prevent any gain.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 July 2025
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Standing in the on-deck circle and not getting the at-bats for differing reasons is quirky and so is getting hits off two Hall of Famers in possibly the most memorable of Youngblood’s 1,408 career games as an outfielder for the Reds, Cardinals, Mets, Expos, Giants and Reds.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Particularly noteworthy, given the focus on lowering drug costs discussed above, the tariffs will increase the price of lower-cost generic medicines, which account for 90% of all medicines prescribed annually.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Even without Allen, there were several noteworthy performances during the session.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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Seely is survived by numerous friends, family members, and her special cat, Corrie.—
Lauren Huff Published,
EW.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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The commissioner on Thursday sent a memo to the city clerk, the city manager and other commissioners, requesting to hold a special commission meeting to discuss the city’s recent election date changes.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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From January to March, the Southern Serengeti is home to numerous species’ calving season, one of the most notable being the Great Migration of wildebeest.—
Maija de Rijk-Uys
Published,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Aug. 2025
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The response is notable at a time when both Beijing and Washington are signaling optimism and goodwill about reaching a deal to keep commercial ties between the world’s two largest economies stable — after climbing down from sky-high tariffs and harsh trade restrictions.—
Didi Tang,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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Summer storms cause travel headaches every year, but these numbers are not unusual.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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Their target area was unusual, though: a strip of lawn between the road and a fence bordering Interstate 65, where homeless people have set up about two dozen tents over the first half of this year.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
26 July 2025
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“Newsworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newsworthy. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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