newsroom

noun

news·​room ˈnüz-ˌrüm How to pronounce newsroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m, 
ˈnyüz-
1
: a place (such as an office) where news is prepared for publication or broadcast
2
: newsstand

Examples of newsroom in a Sentence

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The newsrooms gathered data that the state’s hospitals use to collect payments from insurance companies or the government. — Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 The Baltimore Sun will announce winner on its newsroom social channels. — Sponsored Content, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026 Northlight Theatre inaugurates its swank Evanston digs with The Front Page, set in a Chicago newsroom and starring real-life spouses Kate Fry and Timothy Edward Kane. — Web Behrens, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 Hospital was vital site for journalists News agencies like Reuters and AP supplied live video footage to newsrooms around the world from the hospital, one of the few functioning in Gaza at the time. — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for newsroom

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of newsroom was in 1862

Rhymes for newsroom

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“Newsroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newsroom. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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