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 As mass media and periodicals became central sources of information, the daily welcomed illustrations that engaged with the issues of the day. — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026 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 Galaxy, Analog, and Amazing Stories, those three periodicals – and our bathroom was piled high. — Ben Mankiewicz, CBS News, 7 June 2026

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Noun

The shop offers several book clubs, events and even books for rent for book clubs.

— Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
Advent Calendar Storybook Collection On Sale 20% off The budding bookworm will enjoy flipping through 24 Sesame Street mini books.

— Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of books

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The lawsuit says Brave crawled and copied content from more than 30 billion webpages in its index without identifying itself or providing the owners of websites any mechanism to block its crawler, according to the newspapers’ complaint.

— Molly Crane Newman, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
Their case was supported by the Norwegian Media Businesses’ Association (MBL), whose member newspapers account for approximately 97% of Norwegian newspaper circulation.

— Barbara Ortutay, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of newspapers

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The controversy highlights a growing concern in academia about whether some researchers could rely too heavily on AI to churn out a wave of papers that overwhelms journals charged with vetting the work.

— TODD WALLACK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
The studies were published in Advanced Materials and Science journals.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of journals

Noun

Your skeleton has a demanding day job, pumping out fresh new blood cells and serving as a mineral bank for calcium, not to mention keeping your head up and preventing your organs from collapsing into a disappointing puddle.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
Less than a decade later, industry executives were beginning to worry about the potential risks posed by tiny plastic particles that could permeate organs in the body.

— Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of organs

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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

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