as in newspaper
a publication that appears at regular intervals
flip through this month's fashion mags to find out what's in style
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Recent Examples of mag
Not a shabby blast for a fashion mag right out of the starting gate, but then again, 72 isn’t just any mag.
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The rash of lad mags, crowded with bikini babes and bad advice for dudes, actively influenced the lads to be more sexist; studies showed that exposure to fashion magazines in the 1990s seemed to make girls hate themselves.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2025
In 2006, at the film's release, glossy mags graced newsstands and doctors' office waiting areas, boasting celebrity interviews and fashion advice.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 July 2025
An anonymous operations team member at Avant Gardner also told the mag there has been internal talk of selling the company, adding that some employees haven’t received months’ worth of back pay and no one is getting holiday incentive wages.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 9 July 2025
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The rash of lad mags, crowded with bikini babes and bad advice for dudes, actively influenced the lads to be more sexist; studies showed that exposure to fashion magazines in the 1990s seemed to make girls hate themselves.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2025
In 2006, at the film's release, glossy mags graced newsstands and doctors' office waiting areas, boasting celebrity interviews and fashion advice.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 July 2025
An anonymous operations team member at Avant Gardner also told the mag there has been internal talk of selling the company, adding that some employees haven’t received months’ worth of back pay and no one is getting holiday incentive wages.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mag
Noun
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In a letter obtained by CNN, the newspaper’s White House reporters banded together to defend some of the desks facing major cutbacks.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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With over 40 articles published in the alternative weekly newspaper The Austin Chronicle, Mars has established herself as a prominent voice in music journalism.—
Mars Salazar,
Austin American Statesman,
29 Jan. 2026
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After National Guardsmen shot and killed four unarmed students at Kent State on May 4, 1970, Neil Young saw a Life magazine photo of a teenage girl screaming over one of the bodies and immediately wrote this song.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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Her recovery started seven months later with an emotional first-person account of her fall in People magazine.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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The periodical, which began in 1818 in Maine, has long covered a wide variety of topics, including long-range weather forecasts, moon phases and astronomy, gardening advice, recipes, and practical advice.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 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 study is published in the journal Advanced Materials.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Jan. 2026
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The findings were published in the journal Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Torenberg said her book follows a woman who livestreams her life to raise money for the healthcare costs of her comatose sister.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Open like a book to create 1 large, thin cutlet.—
Chris Morocco,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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