TABLOIDS Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

tabloids

noun

plural of tabloid

as in surveys

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Noun

The poll surveyed 3,000 adults nationwide through a combination of telephone interviews and online surveys delivered by text message.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Seroprevalence surveys, which screen blood for antibodies that mark a past infection, suggest the true burden is far larger.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of surveys

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Before Monday’s investigation summaries posted online, neither agency had posted anything publicly.

— David J. Neal July 6, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
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

Definition of summaries

Noun

State Armor has both a research branch, which develops policy and intelligence briefs, and a legislative action division.

— Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026
Product data, creative pipelines and creator briefs need to move at the speed of the feed, not the speed of a quarterly merchandising cycle.

— Faustino Júnior, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of briefs

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Today, the public largely remembers Holmes through magazine covers, courtroom sketches, documentaries, and television dramatizations.

— Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Three years ago, Wain and Marino also hit the road with the State for a nostalgic reunion tour that revived many of their greatest sketches and characters.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2026

Definition of sketches

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The hearing concluded Thursday, and Judge Gregory Carro asked both sides to submit their summations.

— Adam Reiss, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
Fortunately, the company has updated its policy to include plain-language summations, which go a long way toward clarifying the entire document.

— Max Eddy, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2023

Definition of summations

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The New York Times first reported Tuesday that two COVID vaccine papers and abstracts of studies on a shingles vaccine were blocked by FDA officials.

— Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 6 May 2026
In addition, the Times learned that FDA officials did not allow agency scientists to submit two abstracts for studies on Shingrix, a shingles vaccine, to a major drug safety conference.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026

Definition of abstracts

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