newsletter

noun

news·​let·​ter ˈnüz-ˌle-tər How to pronounce newsletter (audio)
ˈnyüz-
Synonyms of newsletternext
: a small publication (such as a leaflet or newspaper) containing news of interest chiefly to a special group

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Keep up with the sport at large by subscribing to five-star newsletter Until Saturday. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Adam Tooze, the Columbia historian and author of the Chartbook newsletter, recently tracked what has changed. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 Yet this woman also told the researcher about being a local minister who wrote a monthly newsletter for parishioners. — Jennifer D. Kobrin, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026 The Charlotte Ledger newsletter earlier reported about the data breach. — Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for newsletter

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of newsletter was in 1903

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“Newsletter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newsletter. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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newsletter

noun
news·​let·​ter -ˌlet-ər How to pronounce newsletter (audio)
: a bulletin or small newspaper of interest chiefly to a special group

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