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mags

noun

plural of mag

as in magazines

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 mags His wife, Lizzie Fulton, arrived at the same time as an artist friend named Max Glaser, who’d brought a box full of old nudie mags. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 There was a time when plastic surgery was something that was only talked about behind closed doors — or speculated about in the pages of gossip mags. — Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026 The show follows the usual rhythms of a romance novel and the erotic stories that used to populate gay skin mags. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025

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The publication, which began with a text from Sofia Coppola, arrives at a time when teen magazines have dwindled, with Seventeen discontinuing monthly print issues in 2018, and Teen Vogue folding into Vogue in 2025.

— Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
By the 1950s, this thinking had trickled down to the masses, and with help from women’s magazines, wearing white after Labor Day was considered inappropriate.

— Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of magazines

Noun

People who might be lucky to have a roof over their heads gathered there to read American books and periodicals, watch American movies, listen to lectures about America, tap their toes to jazz from America.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
It is anticipated that all IEEE periodicals will be included in the Integrity Hub screening by the end of this year.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026

Definition of periodicals

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The Met Store sells jewelry, home gifts, books, stationery, and other knick-knacks inspired by the art, architecture, and gardens of medieval Europe.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Blood of My Blood, which is based on Outlander author Diana Gabaldon’s beloved books, also stars Sam Retford, Conor MacNeill, Sara Vickers, and more.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of books

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As the historians Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway reported in the book Merchants of Doubt, the institute strategically refused to publish in journals subject to independent peer review.

— Matthew Sun, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
With Diane Lane narrating from Eleanor’s journals during that time, Making Marie Antoinette transcends a behind-the-scenes special and becomes a much more intimate look into the artistry of a mother and daughter in conversation with each other.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of journals

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Americans trust local news outlets more than national organizations, but local newspapers are dying at alarming rates.

— Kenneth Michael White, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
In October 1950, Peanuts debuted as a syndicated strip in seven newspapers before eventually becoming a global phenomenon.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026

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