newsstand
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1.8
- noun
- /ˈnjuːzˌstænd/
- US
:
quiosco
- Newspaper trucks pull up to various newsstands and toss out bundles of the morning editions.
- sold at newsstands
- bookstores and newsstands
They looked at it like, whoa, you know, go to a newsstand today.
- They looked at it like, whoa, you know, go to a newsstand today.
- And go to any Barnes and Noble, you'll see a large newsstand section.
- So there's a great shot that was at exhibit of the first photo he sold was after FDR died, the day after FDR died and the photo of a of a newsstand.
Examples
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Why don't you pick up a copy at the newsstand?
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Four out of every five magazines sold on the newsstands in Canada are foreign magazines, usually American.
Academic text (1997) -
Will you come while I find a newsstand?
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A guy went to grab a paper out of the newsstand.
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Pat, could you pull over when you see a newsstand?
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He's standing right next to the newsstand.
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It hit the newsstands an hour ago.
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He stopped for a moment at a newsstand and read the headlines on some of the tabloids.
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Visit your local bookstore, and you'll find a whole section of the newsstand devoted to them.
Academic text (2011) -
He stopped at the newsstand to buy the latest edition of the local newspaper.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small booth at a market where people sell goods
1
2.5
A shop or person that sells newspapers, magazines and small snacks
How Specialized
- US
1
4.9
- US
59
1.8
- UK
1
2.5
80
1.0
244
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Newsstand combines news and stand, where stand means 'a small shop or table' on the street, so it is a small stall that sells newspapers and magazines.