Home › Words › C › churnalizechurnalize/ˈtʃɜːn(ə)laɪz/churnalize means to copy and paste (a news story) from one source into another, especially into a blog.churnalize is pronounced /ˈtʃɜːn(ə)laɪz/.EtymologyBlend of churn + journalize; back-formation from churnalism.verbTo copy and paste (a news story) from one source into another, especially into a blog.e.g.“For quotations using this term, see Citations:churnalize.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.churnalism 74% match — The use of ready-made press release material copied wholesale into a newspaper article as if it were the journalist's own copy. vs churnalize →churnalist 64% match — A lazy journalist who produces articles based on press releases. vs churnalize →copypasta 59% match — A block of text which has been copied and pasted from somewhere else, serving as a story or meme. vs churnalize →newspaperize 56% match — To adapt to the format of a newspaper. vs churnalize →copyread 53% match — To read text (of a newspaper etc.) and edit it to correct mistakes. vs churnalize →copytaker 51% match — A person employed to type up news stories telephoned in by reporters. vs churnalize →tabloidize 51% match — To convert or assimilate into tabloid journalism; to make tawdry and sensational. vs churnalize →copytaking 50% match — The work of a copytaker, typing up news stories telephoned in by reporters. vs churnalize →