newsworthy

adjective

news·wor·thy | \ ˈnüz-ˌwər-t͟hē

, ˈnyüz-\

Definition of newsworthy

: interesting enough to the general public to warrant reporting

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Normally, of course, a woman donning a pair of jeans wouldn't be considered newsworthy. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "'Counting On' Star Jinger Duggar Just Shocked Her Fans By Wearing Pants," 6 Dec. 2018 On the contrary, the week was full of newsworthy moments and seriously great clothes. — Vogue, "Watch: Vogue’s Anna Wintour on the Best Collections at Milan Fashion Week," 25 Sep. 2018 Of course, that hasn’t been the only newsworthy moment in the global soccer championship. — Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, "So Shook: Earthquake Sensors Set Off by Thrilled World Cup Fans After Mexico's Victory," 18 June 2018 Just about anything Kylie Jenner does is newsworthy because of her status as an A-List celebrity. — Julia Alexander, The Verge, "Kylie Jenner returned as online queen in 2018 after disappearing for nearly a year," 21 Dec. 2018 Because surface melting had historically been an unusual event akin to newsworthy heat waves, glaciologists wanted to put this into context. — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, "Greenland’s melting snow makes new hockey stick (graph)," 9 Dec. 2018 Every social network's trending section is theoretically designed to surface newsworthy, relevant information for users. — Louise Matsakis, WIRED, "Facebook Is Killing Trending Topics," 1 June 2018 The real newsworthy story may be the exceptional continuity in evangelical public opinion on most issues over time. — Jeremy Castle, Vox, "Younger evangelicals look an awful lot like older evangelicals post-2016," 12 Nov. 2018 The myriad conflicting laws under which all of us operate are fodder for selective exposés of people sufficiently newsworthy to justify the expense. — Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, "When the Fever Passes, Learn From Trump’s Taxes," 12 Oct. 2018

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