churnalize

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UK/ˈtʃɜːn(ə)laɪz/US/ˈtʃɝnl̩ˌaɪz/

verb

To copy and paste (a news story) from one source into another, especially into a blog.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:churnalize.”

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Meanings

verbchurnalize (third-person singular simple present churnalizes, present participle churnalizing, simple past and past participle churnalized)

present singular third person churnalizes · participle present churnalizing · participle past churnalized · past churnalized · alternative churnalise

  1. informaltransitiveTo copy and paste (a news story) from one source into another, especially into a blog.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:churnalize.

Origin

Blend of churn + journalize; back-formation from churnalism.

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APA

churnalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/churnalize

MLA

“churnalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/churnalize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “churnalize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/churnalize.

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