magazines

noun

plural of magazine
1
as in warehouses
a building for storing goods the village kept a magazine where people left common supplies

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2
as in armories
a place where military arms are stored the magazine is heavily guarded to prevent theft

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3
as in periodicals
a publication that appears at regular intervals a weekly sports magazine

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Recent Examples of magazines If things proceed as planned, Ant intends to introduce additional magazines and accessories in the future. — New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026 Gray became a teen idol, frequently appearing on the covers of Tiger Beat and other teen magazines. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026 During the ’70s Gray also became a teen idol, frequently appearing on the covers of Tiger Beat and other popular teen magazines. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026 Nevertheless, Spero presents Pangram as a protector of the magazines and journals that make up the literary ecosystem. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 Kate, 51 During and directly following the show, matriarch Kate published four books, landed a celebrity spot on Dancing With the Stars, and appeared on the cover of countless magazines. — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026 What Allen Lane had in mind, though, was a departure from earlier paperback ventures that had been aimed largely at the readers of story magazines and dime novels. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026 From the earliest days of his film career, fan magazines and movie columnists fixed on the unconventionality of Astaire's image. — David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026 Three hundred and fifty archives, including original issues of Life and Harper’s Bazaar magazines, record Christian Dior’s debut in 1947 and rise. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magazines
  1. warehouses
  2. armories
  3. periodicals
  4. repositories
  5. arsenals
  6. books
  7. depots
  8. newspapers
Noun
  • It is designed to access roofs on tall residential buildings and large warehouses.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Ukraine also hit huge warehouses for Russia's top online retailers, Wildberries and Ozon.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of warehouses
Noun
  • The work is part of a larger effort statewide to update the National Guard’s armories, as renovations in recent years have either been completed or are planned at many readiness centers, including those in Brainerd, New Ulm, Marshall, Moorhead and Fergus Falls.
    — Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
  • Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire a year ago, but Israel — which says the group has been rebuilding its armories, and that Lebanon is failing in its commitment to disarm it — has ramped up attacks against Hezbollah in recent days.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Definition of armories
Noun
  • Gates, who now stewards the photographic archives and periodicals of the Johnson Publishing Company, has exhibited it in different forms.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
  • When word spread that the Chief Librarian of the Army was paying a visit, soldiers rushed to request their favorite periodicals and book genres.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of periodicals
Noun
  • While countries like Sweden and France are pursuing similar deep geological repositories, Finland has officially crossed the finish line first.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • That's more in line with tasks that use multipage documents, code repositories, or scientific datasets.
    — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of repositories
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  • The Financial Times’ chief foreign affairs commentator explores a geopolitical twilight in which the three nations with the largest nuclear arsenals are led by strongmen, allowing autocrats to exploit new gaps in the global political order.
    — Mary Lawrence Ware, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Most of Iran’s regional neighbors field militaries armed by the US but have slowly begun diversifying their arsenals and formalizing new military alliances amid concerns over Washington’s commitment to defending its allies.
    — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of arsenals
Noun
  • Partly inspired by her time working as a museum security guard, they are often accompanied by water bottles, cushions, books, or other belongings that give a sense of the presence of the person who sits there.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Sam Wasson, one of Hollywood’s preeminent historians and biographers, has published searching books on the lives and works of Francis Ford Coppola, Paul Mazursky, Blake Edwards and Roman Polanski.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of books
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  • Ukraine has attacked several Russian oil refineries and fuel depots, slashing Russia’s diesel exports by 75%, according to CNBC.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The policy directs that rail connections be established with all seaports, land ports, economic zones and inland container depots, with a target of lifting rail’s share of freight to 20 percent.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of depots
Noun
  • In Iran, the largest newspapers avoided mentioning the elections on their front pages this morning — a deliberate move to signal disinterest in the consequential vote.
    — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The diagnosis exploded in popularity and was widely blamed on railroads, radios, telegraphs, newspapers, and the industrialization of the times.
    — Kirsten Balin, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of newspapers

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“Magazines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magazines. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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