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a publication that appears at regular intervals
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Recent Examples of periodicals
Additionally, the agency is seeking price changes for first-class mail products, periodicals, marketing mail and package services.
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David Chiu, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
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, 6 Mar. 2026
Designate a place near the entryway for all mail, periodicals, and paper forms.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 13 Jan. 2026
His houses were featured in such prominent periodicals as Life magazine in the 1950s and Vogue in 1972.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
After the lawsuit was filed, the jail changed its mail policy, and softcover books as well as periodicals published by the nonprofit were accepted into the jail.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 12 Dec. 2025
There is a reason why the apocalyptic bromides about the state of print haven’t come to fruition, other than for disposable periodicals and newspapers.
—Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
News of Dye’s effort circulated widely within the conservative movement press, including in the periodicals Human Events and Liberty Lobby, as well as hyper-local conservative newspapers like the Birmingham Independent in Alabama.
—Time, 7 Oct. 2025
David Chiu, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
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, 6 Mar. 2026
Designate a place near the entryway for all mail, periodicals, and paper forms.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 13 Jan. 2026
His houses were featured in such prominent periodicals as Life magazine in the 1950s and Vogue in 1972.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
After the lawsuit was filed, the jail changed its mail policy, and softcover books as well as periodicals published by the nonprofit were accepted into the jail.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 12 Dec. 2025
There is a reason why the apocalyptic bromides about the state of print haven’t come to fruition, other than for disposable periodicals and newspapers.
—Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
News of Dye’s effort circulated widely within the conservative movement press, including in the periodicals Human Events and Liberty Lobby, as well as hyper-local conservative newspapers like the Birmingham Independent in Alabama.
—Time, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for periodicals
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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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It was published in newspapers and magazines around the world, earning him global recognition and giving him a career shooting photographs of animals in the wild.—
Will Croxton,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The astronauts were able to capture stunning photos of the moon’s far side that were splashed on the front pages of newspapers across the country this week.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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Now the debate seems to be winding down with the latest experimental measurements, described in two recent papers published in the journals Nature and Physical Review Letters, respectively.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 Apr. 2026
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Her short fiction has appeared in journals like The Sewanee Review, AGNI, and Joyland.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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His likeness, complete with robes and a halo, and sometimes holding an AR-15 or a box of bullets, could be found on T-shirts, prayer candles, gun magazines and other items.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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It was published in newspapers and magazines around the world, earning him global recognition and giving him a career shooting photographs of animals in the wild.—
Will Croxton,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Orbán did not so much dismantle Hungary’s democracy as reconfigure its organs from within.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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She was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa — an eye disease that causes vision loss — and lupus, a disease where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body’s healthy tissues and organs instead of fighting germs, according to court records.—
Chase Jordan
April 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Apr. 2026
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India produced almost 200,000 hours of content in 2025, a majority of it in regional languages other than Hindi, with 96% produced for television excluding news bulletins, 2% for films, 1% for streaming and 1% for short video and microdramas.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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But standing under the trunk of her car, the door hanging above her head to block the rain, was Reverend Dallas Ann Thompson, handing out vigil service bulletins and smiling as people slowly formed a circle around her.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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