: magazine
especially
: a noncommercial often homemade or online publication usually devoted to specialized and often unconventional subject matter
a feminist zine
Examples of zine in a Sentence
a small cadre of students have taken to producing their own underground zine in order to satirize many of the university's most sacred cows
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Ana Woulfe interviews cartoonist Diane DiMassa about zines, tattooing, and the reissue of Hothead Paisan.
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Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Over the ensuing decades, K/S slash fiction would grow in scale, starting as conversations that became chain letters and eventually zines.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
The Propaganda zine is available digitally and as a limited-edition print run.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 18 Feb. 2026
In a new interview with the U2 fanzine Propaganda — which is being relaunched as a one-off digital zine and will also be available in print at select stores — Bono discusses the song.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2026
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Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Over the ensuing decades, K/S slash fiction would grow in scale, starting as conversations that became chain letters and eventually zines.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
The Propaganda zine is available digitally and as a limited-edition print run.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 18 Feb. 2026
In a new interview with the U2 fanzine Propaganda — which is being relaunched as a one-off digital zine and will also be available in print at select stores — Bono discusses the song.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for zine
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“Zine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zine. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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