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How to pronounce tabloid in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms tab, yellow journalism
Type of journalism, news media
Type Words
Synonyms rag, sheet
Type of newspaper, paper

Examples of tabloid

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Once upon a time I thought broadsheets were different to the tabloid newspapers.
From the independent.co.uk
Tabloid hounding was, Mosley believes, a contributing factor in his son's death.
From the nzherald.co.nz
In Britain, tabloid and even broadsheet newspapers monopolise coverage of sport.
From the economist.com
One law has emerged to gag the tabloid press from certain kiss-and-tell stories.
From the guardian.co.uk
Their mutual antagonism has long been fodder for the South Korean tabloid press.
From the economist.com
In November, the Sun was the top month-on-month performer in the tabloid market.
From the guardian.co.uk
Isn't there enough Conservative tabloid news to keep these scandal mongers busy?
From the washingtontimes.com
He didn't know until a writer from a tabloid newspaper interviewed him, he said.
From the denverpost.com
But it's hard not to wince at the antics of the tabloid journalists in the film.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • Yellow journalism: sensationalist journalism
  • Newspaper with half-size pages
  • Tabloid was one of the earliest information television series aired in Canada. It ran weeknights from 1953 to 1960 after which it was renamed to Seven-O-One.
  • The following is a list of episodes for the television show, Matlock. Total Number of Episodes: 195
  • A newspaper having pages half the dimensions of the standard format, especially one that favours stories of a sensational nature over more serious news; In the format of a tabloid; Relating to a tabloid or tabloids
  • (Tabloids) Literally, newspapers that are half the size of broadsheets. Often used in a derogatory sense to convey the idea of dumbing down or sensationalism.
  • (Tabloids) Smaller formatted newspapers which emphasize the local-interest stories; including a celebrity gossip column describing the repeating scandals of their personal lives.
  • (Tabloids) fast reading for the slow thinking.
  • Using a broadsheet as a measure, one half of a broadsheet.