news

encouraging, excellent, good, great, marvellous, terrific, tremendous, welcome, wonderful

She received wonderful news when her best friend called to say she was getting married.

hot, late, latest, recent

We heard the latest news about the company closing down yesterday afternoon.

front-page

The scandal became front-page news when the investigation results were released yesterday.

bit, item, piece

I heard an interesting piece of news about the company closing next month.

get, have, hear, learn, receive

I received some good news about the job interview yesterday.

catch up on

I need to catch up on the news before my meeting this afternoon.

announce, break, bring (sb), give sb, tell sb

The doctor had to tell us the bad news about my grandmother's illness.

spread

The rumor spread the news so quickly that everyone in town knew about it by noon.

leak

Someone leaked news about the celebrity's secret wedding before the official announcement.

report

The doctor reported some good news after examining the test results.

carry

The local radio station carried news about the school closure throughout the day.

gather, get

I got some exciting news about the job interview this morning.

await, expect, wait for

We are still awaiting news about the job interview results.

greet, react to, welcome

The government's announcement was greeted with mixed reactions from the public.

make

The local soccer team's victory made the news after they won the championship.

come, come in, come through

We're still waiting for the test results to come through from the hospital.

break, leak out

Information about the scandal leaked out during the press conference yesterday.

spread, travel

The rumor traveled quickly through the school, and soon everyone had heard about the scandal.

bulletin, flash, item, release, report, story

The journalist wrote a detailed news report about the local community project.

coverage

The local news coverage of the election helped many voters understand the key issues.

conference

The president held a news conference yesterday to announce the new environmental policy.

at the ~

My family was shocked at the news of his unexpected resignation from the company.

in the ~

The scandal involving the mayor was in the news for several weeks.

with the ~

Sarah burst through the door with the news that she had gotten the job.

~ about

She was excited to hear news about her friend's new job.

~ from

I heard some exciting news from my sister about her new job yesterday.

~ of

I heard the news of her promotion at work yesterday afternoon.

~ on

I haven't heard any news on the job situation since last week.

~ to

That promotion was news to everyone in the office when it was announced last week.

read

My sister always reads the news on her phone while eating breakfast.

in the ~

The local bakery's award was featured in the news last week.

on the ~

I saw the announcement about the concert on the news this morning.