diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ Deprecated or removed
     in favor of `replace(s::AbstractString, pat => r; [count])` ([#25165]).
     Moreover, `count` cannot be negative anymore (use `typemax(Int)` instead ([#22325]).
 
-  * `read(io, type, dims)` is deprecated to `read!(io, Array{type}(dims))` ([#21450]).
+  * `read(io, type, dims)` is deprecated to `read!(io, Array{type}(uninitialized, dims))` ([#21450]).
 
   * `read(::IO, ::Ref)` is now a method of `read!`, since it mutates its `Ref` argument ([#21592]).