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| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
| Class IV. Words Relating to the Intellectual Faculties |
| Division (II) Communication of Ideas |
| Section II. Modes of Communication |
| 532. News. |
| NOUN: | NEWS; information [See Information]; piece -, budget- of -news, - information; intelligence, tidings; beat or scoop [newspaper cant], story, copy [cant], print, letterpress. fresh -, stirring -, old -, stale- news; glad tidings; old -, stale- story; chestnut [slang]. MESSAGE, word, advice, aviso, dispatch or despatch; telegram, cable [colloq.], wire [colloq.], radio [colloq.], radiogram, wireless telegram, wireless [colloq.], marconigram, pneumatogram, communication, errand, embassy; bulletin; broadcast. REPORT, rumor, hearsay, on-dit, flying rumor, news stirring, cry, buzz, bruit, fame; talk, ouï-dire [F.], scandal, eavesdropping; town -, table- -talk, - gossip; tittle-tattle; canard, topic of the day, idea afloat. NARRATOR (describe) [See Description]; newsmonger, scandalmonger; busybody, talebearer, telltale, gossip, tattler, blab, babbler, tattletale, chatterer; informer, squealer [slang]. |
| VERB: | TRANSPIRE (be disclosed) [See Disclosure]; rumor (publish) [See Publication]. |
| ADJECTIVE: | RUMORED; publicly -, currently- -rumored, - reported; many-tongued; rife, current, floating, afloat, going about, in circulation, in every one’s mouth, all over the town. HAVING NEWS VALUE, newsy [colloq.], snappy [slang]. |
| ADVERB: | AS THEY SAY; as the story -goes, - runs; it is said. BY TELEGRAPH, by cable, by radio [colloq.], by wireless [colloq.]. |
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