Definition of Newsflash

1. Noun. A short news announcement concerning some on-going news story.

Exact synonyms: Flash, News Bulletin, Newsbreak
Generic synonyms: Bulletin
Derivative terms: Flash, Flash

Definition of Newsflash

1. Noun. A brief media report of something that has recently taken place. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Newsflash

newscast
newscaster
newscasters
newscasts
newsdealer
newsdealers
newsdesk
newsdesks
newsed
newser
newsers
newses
newset
newsfeed
newsfeeds
newsflash (current term)
newsflashes
newsfroup
newsfroups
newsgatherer
newsgatherers
newsgathering
newsgirl
newsgirls
newsgroup
newsgrouper
newsgroupers
newsgroups
newshand
newshands

Literary usage of Newsflash

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Landmine Monitor Report 1999: Toward a Mine-free World by International Campaign to Ban Land Mines (1999)
"Meanwhile, the UN launched an in-country security newsflash to inform workers of the growing menace.7 In November 1996, Hutu extremists were suspected to ..."

2. The Friends of Rathlin Island by Stewart Dalby (2004)
"'Before reading the main points of the news again, we have just received a late newsflash. "Three men believed to be members of the Police Force of Northern ..."

3. Outside the Boxby Dan Allosso by Dan Allosso (2007)
"So in case you've been asleep the past few years, here's a newsflash: there's a huge, paranoid organization out there called Homeland Security that takes ..."

4. Falling from Heights by Chris F. Needham (2007)
"Obviously, since our intrepid reporter (who, incidentally, happened to be present at the scene throughout the entire fiasco) has written this newsflash, ..."

5. Made in America: Printmaking, 1760-1860 edited by Stephanie A. Munsing (1973)
"... vivid newsflash depicted the battlefield outside a Catholic church; the ugly mood of the crowd vented itself upon the entry of the troops to the ..."

6. Directory of Non-Governmental Organisations Active in Sustainable Development = edited by Organización de Cooperación y Desarrollo Económico Centro del Desarrollo, Centre de développement de l'OCDE, [Anonymus AC02494771] (1998)
"PUBLICATIONS: Periodicals: newsflash (6). PLANNED ACTIVITIES: A training campaign in management, finance and accounting, marketing and sales, and business ..."

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