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interesting or important enough to report as news
The rescue was certainly a newsworthy story.
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Recent Examples of newsworthy
If there is a chilling effect on sources coming forward with newsworthy information in the public interest, Americans will be less informed and the American government will be held less accountable.
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Gabe Rottman, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
This despite the array of newsworthy events since then, including the Democratic National Convention, a presidential debate, and a second Trump assassination attempt.
—Victoria Balara, Fox News, 27 Sep. 2024
These kinds of newsworthy issues draw tremendous attention to a profession already struggling with recruitment and retention.
—Susan Lamotte, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The outlet has defended itself in court by saying the allegations against Smartmatic, which were being promoted by President-elect Trump and his allies, were newsworthy and has also argued Smartmatic is inflating its financial valuation.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
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Gabe Rottman, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
This despite the array of newsworthy events since then, including the Democratic National Convention, a presidential debate, and a second Trump assassination attempt.
—Victoria Balara, Fox News, 27 Sep. 2024
These kinds of newsworthy issues draw tremendous attention to a profession already struggling with recruitment and retention.
—Susan Lamotte, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The outlet has defended itself in court by saying the allegations against Smartmatic, which were being promoted by President-elect Trump and his allies, were newsworthy and has also argued Smartmatic is inflating its financial valuation.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for newsworthy
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Know your audience—What one person finds funny, another might not.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Not the most memorable, but Myers’s flail-laughing at his own insufferable jokes remains a pretty funny encapsulation of Musk’s self-satisfied riffing.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2025
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The very fact that there is a debate to be had about which country has the advantage in this war shows a remarkable inversion in expectation.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2025
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Bollywood has seen some remarkable box office performances for re-releases in the past few months and the romantic movie, Sanam Teri Kasam is the latest one to lead the race.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Panthers, meanwhile, can thank Sweeney for their missing piece, and the rest of us can thank him for a memorable afternoon.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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The smooch was one of several memorable moments from Scheierman, who delivered easily the best performance of his young NBA career in the blowout victory.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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Similarly noteworthy is the versatility of the suspension, whose adaptive settings enable it to feel supple when driven casually but taut at speed.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
25 Feb. 2025
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The draft appears to be full of tackle-guard tweeners, and the measurements for players such as LSU’s Will Campbell and Texas’ Kelvin Banks Jr. also will be noteworthy.—
Matt Barrows,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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The Raiders view him as a high-level backup and core special teams player, according to a league source.—
Vic Tafur,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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Classic cars are not often driven, Leno said, instead used for special occasions and car shows.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Orange County Register,
10 Mar. 2025
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Inflation remains well below peak levels, but the last few months of inflation reports have been notable for inflation drifting away from the FOMC’s target rather than toward it.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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This year, however, is proving to be different -- with a notable lack of snow in several portions of the Iditarod route, Thoman said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2025
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Local meteorologists noted that these events were highly unusual for the region, with historical data showing only sporadic snowfall over the past several decades.—
Jim Foerster,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Bringing such a case is highly unusual and winning a conviction would be difficult, according to current and former prosecutors.—
Glenn Thrush,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Newsworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newsworthy. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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