newswire

noun

news·​wire ˈnüz-ˌwī(-ə)r How to pronounce newswire (audio)
ˈnyüz-
: wire service

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For smaller updates, use newswires or lean on investors and partners to amplify the message. — Alex Topchishvili, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025 Bolognini also suggested panic may have contributed to the deadly dive, according to Italian newswires. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026 After a few photojournalists were arrested in the UAE last month, some global newswires stopped publishing original images showing damage from Iranian missile and drone strikes on the country. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026 Patrushev, who previously served as secretary of Russia's Security Council, made the comment in an interview with Kremlin newswire Tass. — Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for newswire

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of newswire was in 1972

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“Newswire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newswire. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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