periodicals

noun

plural of periodical
as in books
a publication that appears at regular intervals subscribed to three new periodicals

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Recent Examples of periodicals 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, 8 Oct. 2026 Operating for nearly a century, Algani began in 1927 as a modest seller of newspapers, periodicals, and postcards before evolving into one of the city’s first international newsstands. — Eleonora Giordani, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026 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, 30 July 2026 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 Galaxy, Analog, and Amazing Stories, those three periodicals – and our bathroom was piled high. — Ben Mankiewicz, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for periodicals
  1. books
  2. newspapers
  3. journals
  4. magazines
  5. organs
  6. bulletins
Noun
  • My sister, the author Jacqueline Moriarty, works in a particularly beautiful chocolate shop, which is also a café and looks really magical, and her books often do have a magical side to them.
    — Olivia Squire, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
  • As a teenager, Sharma worked at a golf course and sold coupon books to earn money.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of books
Noun
  • Kansas City Call Building The Kansas City Call, founded in 1919, became one of the city’s most influential newspapers for the Black community while reporting on community affairs and advocating for civil rights.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
  • As the kid grew up in Los Angeles, shining shoes, selling newspapers, and vowing, unlike the rest of his family, to get an education, one impulse drove him on.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of newspapers
Noun
  • Two of the world’s leading medical journals published key studies this week that shed even more light on how ADHD impacts adults.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The library used to house thousands of books, journals, and reports that employees could use to learn, research, and explore ideas — much like The Garage.
    — Tom Warren, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of journals
Noun
  • 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, 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
Definition of magazines
Noun
  • Her left upper arm was never recovered, and her internal organs were still missing.
    — Samantha Bergeson, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Her only son was at her bedside alone, tasked with the decision to donate her organs.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of organs
Noun
  • Earlier this year, France Télévisions struck a deal to bring about 20,000 hours of content a year to YouTube, including national and local news bulletins plus its flagship current-affairs and investigative magazines.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Also on Wednesday, the BBC Sport unit told employees about plans to make redundancies and cut sports bulletins on its news channel.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of bulletins

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“Periodicals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/periodicals. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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