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mag

noun

ˈmag

Definition of mag

as in newspaper

a publication that appears at regular intervals flip through this month's fashion mags to find out what's in style

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Recent Examples of mag There was a time when plastic surgery was something that was only talked about behind closed doors — or speculated about in the pages of gossip mags. — Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026 Runway is under fire after shilling for fast fashion, and Andy is there to credibility-wash the mag. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026 Sources at the mag said he’d been obsessively focused on the event since his first day on the job. — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026 The university also suspended Alice, a fashion and wellness student-run mag that primarily features women. — Tevon Blair, Essence, 10 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mag

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That abstract art installation is both a nod to the building’s former function—the historic home of the Portland Press Herald (Maine’s newspaper of record)—and to its urbane, artful spirit rooted in the local community.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Sep. 2026
La Presse said that a 2012 short story by Orelien had plagiarized passages from a book by French author Louis Pauwels, while a 2013 opinion piece copied from The Philippine Star newspaper.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of newspaper

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The shoppable magazine features QR codes that customers can utilize to shop directly on Revolve and Fwrd’s websites and apps.

— Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Her essays have been featured in the New Yorker, the New York Times magazine, the Paris Review, and Jezebel.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of magazine

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Operating for nearly a century, Algani began in 1927 as a modest seller of newspapers, periodicals, and postcards before evolving into one of the city’s first international newsstands.

— Eleonora Giordani, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
People who might be lucky to have a roof over their heads gathered there to read American books and periodicals, watch American movies, listen to lectures about America, tap their toes to jazz from America.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of periodical

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Our findings, published in the journal Menopause, reveal a major gap in how clinicians capture basic information about women’s health.

— Audrey Hendricks, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
In the final frame, Verney writes in his journal the wild hope that there may still be other survivors on the planet, perhaps safe on some island in the South Indian Ocean.

— Eileen Hunt, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of journal

Noun

The other option was to take a brave choice, which would make for a better book, right?

— Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026
Related Stories Colin Jost also appears as himself, reading his own children’s book to the Springfield Elementary audience, much to their indifference.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026

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