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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
But the loud complaints about the Iran war emanating from the far right are not insignificant — for instance, from podcasters Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly and political journals like The American Conservative.
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David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
There’s no such thing as having too many journals, so a personalized journal, along with a colorful new pen or two, would be perfect for creative types.
—Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2026
Academic journals struggled to put out issues, stifled by high printing costs and staff layoffs, scrounging for enough articles to fill their pages and paying subscribers to read them.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
According to the First Judicial District Attorney's Office, journals later found in the Jeep that Little was driving indicate the suspect was suicidal and homicidal.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
The events of that day are now detailed in a pair of studies, published in the journals Science and Scientific Reports.
—Nathan Rott, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
Some scribble in journals, others close their eyes, all are searching for deeper meaning in the single line from scripture that has been proffered to them.
—Séamas O'Reilly, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
Acuña contributed chapters in dozens of anthologies and scholarly texts and wrote numerous book reviews, several children’s books, scholarly articles and opinion pieces in academic journals, magazines, listservs and newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times.
—Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Netflix’s new documentary about the early days of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the influence of their founding guitarist, Hillel Slovak, uses an AI voiceover of the late musician reading through his personal journals.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2026
David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
There’s no such thing as having too many journals, so a personalized journal, along with a colorful new pen or two, would be perfect for creative types.
—Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2026
Academic journals struggled to put out issues, stifled by high printing costs and staff layoffs, scrounging for enough articles to fill their pages and paying subscribers to read them.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
According to the First Judicial District Attorney's Office, journals later found in the Jeep that Little was driving indicate the suspect was suicidal and homicidal.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
The events of that day are now detailed in a pair of studies, published in the journals Science and Scientific Reports.
—Nathan Rott, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
Some scribble in journals, others close their eyes, all are searching for deeper meaning in the single line from scripture that has been proffered to them.
—Séamas O'Reilly, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
Acuña contributed chapters in dozens of anthologies and scholarly texts and wrote numerous book reviews, several children’s books, scholarly articles and opinion pieces in academic journals, magazines, listservs and newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times.
—Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Netflix’s new documentary about the early days of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the influence of their founding guitarist, Hillel Slovak, uses an AI voiceover of the late musician reading through his personal journals.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for journals
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Many colonial American newspaper editors, such as James Franklin and Benjamin Franklin, were deeply influenced by the essays Addison and Steele published in their periodicals, the Tatler and the Spectator.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 Mar. 2026
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Designate a place near the entryway for all mail, periodicals, and paper forms.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Pick Up Pigeons, who have collected more than 16,000 pounds of garbage since its founding in 2023, have found diaries, boxes of onions and psychedelic mushroom chocolate.—
TIM CRAIG THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
5 Apr. 2026
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The diaries also included criticism of the Great Leap Forward, an industrialization program championed by Mao from 1958 to 1961 that caused a famine estimated to have killed as many as 40 million people.—
Jennifer Jett,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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Passing on The Tillbrooks helps CBS, in its first upfront since parent Paramount Global’s acquisition by Skydance, balance its books.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2026
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Gratz is an award-winning journalist and author of several books about cities.—
Roberta Brandes Gratz,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The governorship was also open in 2010, and as is so often the case in this state, that marquee race seized the attention of the media and public, relegating the race for attorney general to the inside pages of newspapers and the dirt-track political circuit.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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The court gave Netflix 90 days to inform millions of current and former customers via email, mail, its website, and Italian newspapers of their right to refunds or else face a penalty of 700 euros per day, Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore reported today.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
3 Apr. 2026
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Like other print magazines, SI has seen a sharp falloff in its circulation, currently at 400,000, down from 3 million in 2010.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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But growing pushback against the Waltons is showing up in snarky Instagram posts and damning opinion pieces in magazines.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Kratom has also been found to contain high levels of lead, which can damage the brain and other organs.—
Andrew Kolodny,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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Some say they are reincarnated Grammy-winning studio musicians, some say their internal organs still lay in clay pots back in Egypt.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Journals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journals. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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