newsflash
US/ˈnuzˌflæʃ/
newsflash noun: a brief media report of something that has recently taken place.
Noun
newsflash (plural newsflashes)
- A brief media report of something that has recently taken place.
- Television programmes were interrupted by a newsflash announcing that the Prime Minister had resigned.
- Synonyms:
- breaking news, bulletin, flash, snap, update
Interjection
- Introduces an obvious fact of which the person addressed is ostensibly not aware.
- In the 1980s we thought that fat was the root of all evil, but now people are saying that insulin is what is making us fat or that we should eat paleo, like our prehistoric friends (um, newsflash: most people in the Paleolithic era died from starvation).2019, Rob Lipsett, The Rob Lipsett Game Plan
Synonyms of newsflash
Forms of newsflash
| plural | newsflashes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | news flash |
Origin of newsflash
From news + flash.
Words formed from newsflash
Words that rhyme with newsflash
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- hash
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- overlash
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- abash
- backslash
- backsplash
- calash
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- midrash
- mishmash
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- bardash
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- Chumash
- encash
- haberdash
- heat rash
- keysmash
- Lagash
- Malagash
- Miminegash
- outflash
- overrash
- pearlash
Questions about newsflash
- What does newsflash mean?
- Newsflash means a brief media report of something that has recently taken place.
- What part of speech is newsflash?
- Newsflash can be a noun or an interjection.
- How do you pronounce newsflash?
- Newsflash is pronounced /ˈnuzˌflæʃ/ (US).
- What is the plural of newsflash?
- The plural of newsflash is newsflashes.
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