Communication

Synonyms for news

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 1, FoothillsCommunication

information about recent and important events

They awaited news of the outcome.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

word

Same sentence, swapped: They awaited word of the outcome.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for news as it is used in the sentence above.

fact
secret
special

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Closest first: other communication words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

examplenouninstancean item of information that is typical of a class or groupFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line excuseverbexplainserve as a reason or cause or justification ofFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line expressverbstateindicate through a symbol, formula, etc.Foothills2 sensesHas a reason line expressionnounsayinga word or phrase that particular people use in particular situationsFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line digressverbwanderlose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speakingHigh Camp disapproveverbrejectdeem wrong or inappropriateRidgelineHas a reason line disciplinaryadjectivecorrectivedesigned to promote disciplineHigh Camp fellownouncolleaguea person who is member of one's class or professionFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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