tabloid

noun

Definition of tabloidnext
as in survey

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Recent Examples of tabloid More than three decades ago, Ron Howard decided that a story about a fictional New York City tabloid was just his type. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 10 May 2026 Prairie Village will act as a home base for the team in between their travels to different games, according to British tabloid The Daily Mail. — Jenna Thompson june 2, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026 The 78-year-old Lai, a former clothing magnate and publisher of a Hong Kong tabloid critical of Beijing, received a 20-year sentence in February. — Didi Tang, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026 That same year, Gifford took another hit when a tabloid trailed her husband, late NFL and broadcasting legend Frank Gifford, to a hotel room, revealing his infidelity publicly. — Charlotte Triggs, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tabloid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabloid
  1. survey
  2. summary
  3. synopsis
  4. summation
  5. sketch
  6. brief
  7. syllabus
  8. overview
Noun
  • Kai Poma plans to conduct cultural and archaeological resource studies and environmental surveys and then prepare a resource management plan for the property, according to planning documents.
    — Alex Wigglesworth Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2026
  • Kyle de Bruin, managing director at workplace research firm Leesman, said his firm’s surveys of roughly 100 to 130 large companies back this data up.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Definition of survey
Noun
  • Although the court livestreams the audio of oral arguments, that’s not the case for the summaries the justices give of their opinions.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • The three liberal justices dissented as to the Equal Protection Clause, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor read a summary of her dissent from the bench.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of summary
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  • This file has a brief synopsis of the draft classes, but there are individual team files for all 32 clubs linked in this article for a more detailed breakdown of each draft haul.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 27 June 2026
  • Johnny finds himself in ancient Rome, tasked with stopping a villainous time traveler determined to alter the course of history, per the book's synopsis.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
Definition of synopsis
Noun
  • This may feel a bit too much of a pat summation, especially with the better song preceding it.
    — David Harris, SPIN, 29 June 2026
  • Clark and White, however, pushed back on the notion that this particular argument was a fair summation of their bond.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Definition of summation
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  • Schaffer said Reiner shaved his trademark beard for the sketch, which filmed on November 13, just a month before Rob and Michele were killed inside their home; their son Nick was arrested and charged with the murders.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2026
  • Oteri famously portrayed the View creator in a series of sketches on Saturday Night Live, where Oteri was a regular from 1995 to 2000.
    — Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026
Definition of sketch
Noun
  • Instead, the marketing team (or the AI) creates a brief that sets everything else in motion.
    — Phoena Pang, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • In the three years since it’s been filed, the lawsuit has been inching along, with both sides trading briefs and appeals, Ron Zambrano, a lawyer for the three women, said in an interview.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
Definition of brief
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  • That fall, the Civil Discourse professors did indeed teach from the same basic syllabus, but the most reading assigned to a student in any week was around one hundred twenty-seven pages, and the average was around seventy-five.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • The same habits shape syllabi, theatre histories, catalogues, footnotes—the professional instinct that makes one document serious and another merely interesting.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 June 2026
Definition of syllabus
Noun
  • Here is a brief overview and judgement calls of several garden insects that challenge our assumptions about who belongs in which column.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026
  • Spendee is a budgeting app designed for users who want a simple, visual overview of their spending.
    — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of overview

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“Tabloid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabloid. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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