Meaning & use
tabloid
A newspaper printed in a small page format, typically featuring short, sensational stories and photographs.
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The tabloid ran a shocking headline about the celebrity's secret wedding.
She refused to believe the rumor since it only appeared in a tabloid.
A note on using this word
Tabloid can describe the physical newspaper size or, more often, its sensational style of reporting, which is often seen as less reliable than broadsheet journalism.
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