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as in periodicals
a publication that appears at regular intervals
a monthly scientific journal
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Recent Examples of journals
Publications such as National Geographic, first issued in 1888, initially served as research journals but gradually evolved to accommodate readers who sought vicarious travel experiences through reading.
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Suzanne Dundas, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
The judge also raised concerns about the plaintiff’s evidence, finding that some materials — including sonogram images contained in personal journals — had been falsified.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
These considerations led us to add the volume The Unknown Kerouac, with early journals and translations from the joual, to our ongoing multivolume Kerouac edition.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
The incentives for journals and researchers are often at odds with the incentives for publishing good science, which has been particularly true of special issues.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 24 Apr. 2026
Papers using that methodology have been published — after review by experts in the field — in a number of esteemed journals, including Pediatrics and the New England Journal of Medicine.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
Yet Picard doesn’t speak as a guru, but as an Ivy League professor who publishes in top journals and tests his ideas empirically.
—Jasna Hodžić, Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
The series features archival footage, experts from Potter’s personal journals and interviews with figures such as Potter’s sister Elizabeth Potter and rock climber Alex Honnald, among others.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Frisbee kept detailed journals describing full venues and lively crowd reactions.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
Suzanne Dundas, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
The judge also raised concerns about the plaintiff’s evidence, finding that some materials — including sonogram images contained in personal journals — had been falsified.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
These considerations led us to add the volume The Unknown Kerouac, with early journals and translations from the joual, to our ongoing multivolume Kerouac edition.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
The incentives for journals and researchers are often at odds with the incentives for publishing good science, which has been particularly true of special issues.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 24 Apr. 2026
Papers using that methodology have been published — after review by experts in the field — in a number of esteemed journals, including Pediatrics and the New England Journal of Medicine.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
Yet Picard doesn’t speak as a guru, but as an Ivy League professor who publishes in top journals and tests his ideas empirically.
—Jasna Hodžić, Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
The series features archival footage, experts from Potter’s personal journals and interviews with figures such as Potter’s sister Elizabeth Potter and rock climber Alex Honnald, among others.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Frisbee kept detailed journals describing full venues and lively crowd reactions.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for journals
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Amazing was part of a thriving genre of periodicals that included Astounding Stories of Super-Science (later Analog Science Fiction and Fact) and Galaxy Science Fiction.—
Chris Klimek,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2026
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Some work came as news through notices of what was happening in cities and towns through the local press and other coverage came through academic outlets or periodicals.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
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The studies cited used set caffeine doses or placebos and tracked participants with brain-wave monitoring, sleep diaries and questionnaires across hundreds to thousands of people.—
Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
5 May 2026
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Kang amasses writings from over the course of her career, beginning with her Nobel lecture and reaching deep into her life’s documents, with diaries, poems, and photographs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
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The children’s books, which largely attribute poverty in Vietnam to its communist government, also simplify history to play up communist aggression in the civil war—while omitting the extensive role that the United States military played in the conflict.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
7 May 2026
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In…early books, Strout seemed confident that good would eventually prevail, or at least persist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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The trio has also pored over California’s vintage newspapers, which are newly digitized, to find old mining companies’ reports on promising hot spots.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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People used to go there to read newspapers and show one another their pet birds.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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For the first time, a bill to ban semi-automatic rifles with features like pistol grips and detachable magazines has passed a major floor vote in the state Legislature.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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Layman said after Baker was arrested, police recovered three firearms with extended magazines on the scene.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Medications called vasopressors can also be given to boost blood pressure and make sure organs such as the brain and kidneys are getting nutrients such as oxygen.—
Lauren Dunn,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
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Fascia is a continuous web of fibrous tissue that wraps around and supports organs, muscles, bones, and every other structure of the body.—
Scott Haak,
EverydayHealth.com,
6 May 2026
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“Journals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journals. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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