Meaning & use
newsmakers
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People or events that are prominent subjects of news coverage, especially because of notable or unusual involvement in current affairs.
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The magazine's year-end issue profiled the biggest newsmakers of the past twelve months.
Politicians and celebrities are often the newsmakers dominating morning talk shows.
A note on using this word
A compound formed straightforwardly from "news" and "maker," common in journalism to describe whoever or whatever is generating headlines.
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