Thesaurus results for PERIODICALS

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 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 Heuermann is an avid ready of books and periodicals, Toulon told ABC News. — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 4 June 2026 However, these publications predated the widespread use of the term magazine for periodicals. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026 The gala’s funds support acquisitions of garments and accessories, but also the institute’s reference library, which holds over 800 periodicals and 1,500 designer files pertaining to the history of fashion and clothing, dating back to the sixteenth century. — Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 1 May 2026 Amazing was part of a thriving genre of periodicals that included Astounding Stories of Super-Science (later Analog Science Fiction and Fact) and Galaxy Science Fiction. — Chris Klimek, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026 Additionally, the agency is seeking price changes for first-class mail products, periodicals, marketing mail and package services. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026 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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Our recent work showcases contemporary Black children’s books that illustrate rich depictions of Black life and provide helpful examples for young children of all backgrounds.

— Brooke Harris Garad, The Conversation, 14 July 2026
Fashion items accounted for the largest category during this time, followed by personal care (25 percent), electronics (23 percent), and other forms of media such as books and games (23 percent).

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 14 July 2026

Definition of books

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Quotes of the Day These are just some of the headlines from the English newspapers this morning as the country wakes up to the regret and misery that comes from World Cup elimination.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
The case went to trial in 2021, and representatives of the newspapers testified that, according to their reporting, Roberts-Smith had been involved in the killings of six civilians.

— Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026

Definition of newspapers

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Mora’s handwritten journals have become both a creative tool and a personal record of her filmmaking journey.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 17 July 2026
Science advocacy groups and scientific journals led the way, and higher education coalitions, professional societies, elite research universities, and individual researchers followed.

— Anil Oza, STAT, 15 July 2026

Definition of journals

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Our competition is no longer only other magazines, but also individuals who function as media companies unto themselves.

— Sam Jacobs, Time, 14 July 2026
The feminist sites have largely shut down, and physical media is vanishing; many of the magazines that Jezebel targeted—Redbook, InStyle, Marie Claire, Glamour, Self—have ceased printing or gone entirely defunct.

— Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026

Definition of magazines

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Testosterone was first approved in the 1950s to treat hypogonadism, a condition defined by low testosterone levels caused by medical problems affecting the testes or other organs.

— Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 16 July 2026
The water passes over or through filtering organs that sift out the solid food.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 July 2026

Definition of organs

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Sky will also have to commission a proportion of programmes made outside London, and honour the contract for ITN’s news bulletins for ITV until 2031.

— Will Barker, TheWeek, 6 July 2026
The first bulletins reported police and emergency vehicles swarming around a nightclub in Orlando in the predawn hours of June 12, 2016.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026

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