journals

noun

plural of journal
1
as in periodicals
a publication that appears at regular intervals a monthly scientific journal

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2
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 Left behind are her great-grandmother’s haunting journals detailing the story of her own phantom, and subsequently, her brutal murder. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 25 July 2026 Hundreds of new studies are published across dozens of journals every month. — Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 Researchers would be forbidden from using grants to cover subscriptions to professional, academic and technical journals. — Aliasger K. Salem, The Conversation, 23 July 2026 Next door, the Wordsworth Museum has handwritten journals and letters on display. — Lea Tran, TheWeek, 21 July 2026 Newspapers, literary journals, and bookstore shelves teemed with work by normaliens staking out their positions on Marx, Stalin, the working class, and the revolution—and attacking anyone who opposed them. — Literary Hub, 21 July 2026 Instead, rely on reputable news sources and medical journals for information. — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 19 July 2026 Science advocacy groups and scientific journals led the way, and higher education coalitions, professional societies, elite research universities, and individual researchers followed. — Anil Oza, STAT, 15 July 2026 Research journals seldom publish studies about fossils that are not publicly accessible. — News Desk, Artforum, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for journals
  1. periodicals
  2. diaries
  3. books
  4. newspapers
  5. magazines
  6. organs
Noun
  • City law still requires newsstands to sell periodicals, but few bother for obvious reasons.
    — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 22 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of periodicals
Noun
  • The film uses wording from documents and diaries, rather than verbal narration, to tell the story of the Civil War.
    — Kaitlyn Harvey, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
  • Co-directed by Alexandra Orton, the film combines Maddox’s personal video diaries, therapy sessions, and exclusive interviews while descending into Manson’s early background and sensationalized media persona as a monster.
    — Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 22 July 2026
Definition of diaries
Noun
  • The Colorado Rockies’ history books are littered with elite offensive names and gaudy statistics.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • The Poet’s Vault adds another layer to the experience, offering customers a selection of new and vintage vinyl records and books.
    — Evan Moore July 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
Definition of books
Noun
  • Recently, the Montgomery County, Maryland, school district made local headlines after officials required administrators to review student newspapers prior to publication and outright censor certain reports based on vague standards.
    — Annabelle Garland, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
  • Local newspapers and magazines have been particularly decimated by the cultural shift to online and social platforms.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 23 July 2026
Definition of newspapers
Noun
  • For decades, media meant whatever television stations, newspapers, magazines, or radio producers decided to show us.
    — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Digital was quicker and cheaper, so magazines eventually started requiring it.
    — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 21 July 2026
Definition of magazines
Noun
  • But within a year, his body began rejecting the organs, and his condition became terminal.
    — Candace McKnight, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2026
  • Studies show that garlic can help reduce fat around the organs and reduce the risk of liver disease.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 24 July 2026
Definition of organs

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