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Buzzwords are frequently used in news media. These are words that do not typically occur in everyday speech, but are common among newscasters, talking heads, and pundits on cable news.

These ‘news words’ are accepted by audiences for their implied meaning. But often loaded words are misused or used out of context. The actual definitions can be different than what is implied.

Newswordy is a growing collection of these words, updated every weekday. Along with each word is a definition, a quote with its use (or misuse) in the media, and a news and Twitter feed on the subject.

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Newswordy

Rife.

Of common occurrence; widespread.

Hostess Brands files for bankruptcy: The failure of the brand, for decades a staple of American kids’ diets, is a parable, rife with the problems that have plagued some of the country’s oldest and most famous brands — a combination of pension burdens, labor rules, crippling debt from financial engineers and management’s failure to freshen up a stale product line and keep up with consumers’ changing tastes.

Steven Mufson, The Washington Post