diurnals

noun

plural of diurnal
as in books
a publication that appears at regular intervals a collection of diurnals containing essays by preeminent 19th-century American writers and thinkers

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Recent Examples of diurnals During its 12-day journey, SE2 completed one full day-night diurnal cycle over New Mexico and three consecutive diurnals off the Brazilian coast. — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
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  1. books
  2. periodicals
  3. newspapers
  4. journals
  5. magazines
  6. organs
  7. bulletins
Noun
  • Lately, Klassen has brought those anthropomorphic gifts to board books, those indestructible literary objects that are larger than a cellphone and smaller than a tablet and far better than either for your child’s attention span, mood, and gums.
    — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 7 July 2026
  • Greaney also co-authored several books in the Jack Ryan series created by Tom Clancy.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of books
Noun
  • The center’s resources—all free—include more than a million books and periodicals, with 400 terminals and 75 staff members available to help dig through them.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
  • Galaxy, Analog, and Amazing Stories, those three periodicals – and our bathroom was piled high.
    — Ben Mankiewicz, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Definition of periodicals
Noun
  • The newspapers allege the ChatGPT maker is hiding evidence important to what could be a landmark copyright infringement trial over how OpenAI and its business partner, Microsoft, built their AI technologies using millions of news articles.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • At first glance, the title sounds like another lament for the decline of local newspapers.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
Definition of newspapers
Noun
  • It was widely observed and discussed in journals of the era and later became part of Revolutionary War Lore.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 4 July 2026
  • This was so common that most American brewing journals were printed in both English and German until the start of World War I in 1914.
    — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Definition of journals
Noun
  • Her work may be found in major magazines, newspapers, and digital publications.
    — Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • The lobby’s retro Sweet N’ Glow Salon’s color scheme is as pink as a packet of Sweet N’ Low sugar substitute, complete with beehive hair dryers, vintage magazines, and a kitschy wig collection.
    — Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of magazines
Noun
  • The light is produced by specialized organs beneath the abdomen that take in oxygen.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Once hatched, the larvae burrow into the host and feed on its internal organs.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026
Definition of organs
Noun
  • Sky will also have to commission a proportion of programmes made outside London, and honour the contract for ITN’s news bulletins for ITV until 2031.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 6 July 2026
  • The first bulletins reported police and emergency vehicles swarming around a nightclub in Orlando in the predawn hours of June 12, 2016.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026
Definition of bulletins

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“Diurnals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diurnals. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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