newsstand

noun

news·​stand ˈnüz-ˌstand How to pronounce newsstand (audio)
ˈnyüz-
: a place (such as an outdoor stall) where newspapers and periodicals are sold

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In 2023, King was commissioned by Public Art Fund to produce a series of photographs that were displayed on bus shelters and newsstands across New York, Chicago, and Boston. — News Desk, Artforum, 23 Oct. 2026 Carl Court / Getty In cities across the country, demonstrators set fire to newsstands and smashed windows. — Max Butterworth, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026 A couple of years later, in his major studio debut, Abrams worked alongside Ryan Gosling in Gangster Squad until his shoeshine boy character caught a bullet during a mob ambush near a newsstand. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026 Waits unfurls a sad story over the course of the song, dropping details about an unnamed woman in red shoes who’s standing by the newsstand outside a pharmacy on a cold, rainy night. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for newsstand

Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of newsstand was in 1866

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newsstand

noun
news·​stand -ˌstand How to pronounce newsstand (audio)
: a place where newspapers and magazines are sold
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