journals

plural of journal
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as in diaries
a record of personal experiences, reflections, or ideas kept regularly for private use the writer faithfully records his dreams in a journal, believing that they are a vital key to self-understanding

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Recent Examples of journals Prosecutors, meanwhile, have alleged that Mangione meticulously planned the killing for months, documenting his thoughts in journals and traveling across the country before shooting Thompson in the back outside a business event in New York City, where neither of them lived. Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026 Under a subscription model, institutions and libraries that subscribe to journals cover the cost. Torie Bosch, STAT, 20 June 2026 These materials look wonderful in academic journals but are completely impractical for global industrial scaling. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026 Today, companies in the sector are publishing in leading scientific journals, engaging with regulators, and advancing toward human trials—milestones that were once considered distant goals. Dasha Shunina, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 This also comes in handy for journals or appointment books that don’t come with ribbons or elastic bookmarks. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 June 2026 Zubboli An institution in Assisi, this historic shop is set right on the main piazza and sells handbound journals, stationery, and other paper goods, in addition to books. Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026 Now, individual researchers, scientific journals, universities and medical societies are using this time to flood the zone with public comments. Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 4 June 2026 Erasures from his the poet’s journals narrate the speaker’s visit to his father in prison through the pinhole of what’s left of memory. Craig Morgan Teicher, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for journals
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
Noun
  • Training-ground footage, team celebrations, travel diaries and behind-the-scenes moments build deeper connections between players and fans.
    Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • The character's obsessive calorie counting — which the Bridget Jones book series author Helen Fielding has said came directly from her own university diaries — has been among the things criticized about the character through the years.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Kapital developed medical drama Vital Signs with Tanen at ABC and Dead Letters with Unwell at Netflix with Lucy Hale attached to star and sold two other Thompson books to Peacock and Netflix.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 June 2026
  • On summer breaks during college, Pughsley got a gig selling books door-to-door in rural Iowa.
    Keith O’Brien, New Yorker, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette took home the award for General Excellence among the state's larger newspapers for the second year in a row, among eight other first-place citations at the Arkansas Press Association's 2025 Better Newspaper Editorial Awards.
    Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026
  • Luddites revolted against the loom in the 1830s, while newspapers perpetuated the drama.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • Introductory access is free, and NewsGuard is lining up a variety of marketing partners, including magazines and independent bookstores, to help spur usage.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
  • On top of being a drone expert, James is an award-winning freelance landscape and portrait photographer and photography journalist working with some of the best photography magazines and websites with a worldwide audience.
    Chris McMullen, Space.com, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • Its skin and organs contain a powerful neurotoxin that can cause heart failure in humans if consumed.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 June 2026
  • The eggs hatch, burrow into the bloodstream, and then go wandering around, embedding in various tissues, muscles, and organs, including the brain.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026

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“Journals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journals. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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