as in books
a publication that appears at regular intervals
subscribed to three new periodicals
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Recent Examples of periodicals
Designate a place near the entryway for all mail, periodicals, and paper forms.
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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
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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In recent years, for example, the United States has seen a wave of right-wing political interference in education focused on banning certain concepts, authors, and books from schools’ libraries and curricula.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Jan. 2026
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Designers seek out furniture, such as chairs, dining tables, and case goods, along with accent items like original art, hardcover books, lamp bases, and brass accessories.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
29 Jan. 2026
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The towing companies would be required to either advertise the auction on their websites or publish legal advertisements in local newspapers.—
Dave Altimari,
ProPublica,
7 Jan. 2026
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Or to be worthy of words in magazines, newspapers and blogs.—
Allyson Reedy,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Instead, the 26-year-old gets ready, journals, prays and reads.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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Motherisk also served as a kind of clearing house, with extremely similar articles based on its research findings running in multiple medical journals.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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The event draws thousands of book lovers each year and offers more than 500,000 books, CDs, DVDs, vinyl records and magazines.—
Moran Elwell,
Oklahoman,
25 Jan. 2026
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Two Department of Homeland Security officials told CBS News the man had a firearm and two magazines.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Three years ago, their youngest child, a boy, was born in Miami with Down syndrome and gastroschisis, a rare condition in which a baby’s intestines, and sometimes other organs, develop outside the body, requiring specialized medical care.—
Edwidge Danticat,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
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The human body relies on a sensory network in which the nervous system receives and integrates signals from organs, such as the ears, eyes and tongue, as well as sensors throughout the body detecting things like pressure, temperature and balance.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Jan. 2026
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A far cry from those first days, when news bulletins arrived at the Statesman’s dirt-floor cabin after days on horseback.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Dec. 2025
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The military and the government have sought to erase Khan from television bulletins, from social media, from public memory.—
Mohammed Hanif,
Time,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Periodicals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/periodicals. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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