noun · neutral
newspaper
UK/ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə/US/ˈnuːzˌpeɪpər/NEWS·pa·per
a printed or online publication issued regularly, containing news, articles, and advertisements
Examples
“I read the local newspaper to keep up with community events.”
“Many newspapers now have digital editions.”
“The newspaper published an editorial about climate policy.”
Band 8 sentence
“Independent local newspapers play a crucial role in holding municipal authorities to account.”
Collocations
- local newspaper
- tabloid newspaper
- newspaper editorial
Word family
Common mistakes
I read a lot of newsapapers yesterday.→I read a lot of newspapers yesterday.
She works on the newspaper as a designer.→She works at the newspaper as a designer.
Say it for a higher band
5paper→6news sheet→7+newspaper
Synonyms
press
Easily confused
magazine
“I always check the newspaper first for today's headlines.”
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