PUBLICATION Synonyms: 165 Similar and Opposite Words

publication

noun

Definition of publication

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a published work The university's linguistics department released a publication on the grammatical structure of American Sign Language.

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the act or process of producing something commercially and making it available to the public She's celebrating the publication of her first novel.

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Recent Examples of publication But a paper showing the outcome of his research, initially submitted by the end of 2004, didn’t find a publication until 2006, when Deisseroth and Boyden’s paper had already made waves. — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026 Her work has appeared in outlets like Travel + Leisure, Forbes, Yahoo Travel, and Punch, and has been syndicated to more than 300 digital and print publications via the Associated Press wires. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026 The publication highlights vintage midcentury and postmodern pieces as part of the current interest in sculptural furniture. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026 As of publication, the Instagram accounts of Amelia and Eliza do not follow the Instagram account for their father, and vice versa. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for publication

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Noun

He was arrested in Baltimore in March 2025 after picking up his then-5-year-old son, who has autism and other disabilities, from his grandmother's house, according to court papers.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
That paper, called EquiOx, was intended to help researchers understand why pulse oximeters overestimated blood oxygen levels in patients with darker skin tones.

— Anil Oza, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of paper

Noun

With both Better Homes & Gardens and Woman & Home publishing explainers, the term is primed to migrate into big-box home sections, subscription boxes and gift guides over the next holiday cycle.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026
Bangkok Kunsthalle, in Chinatown, opened in 2024 in a former academic publishing house that was ravaged by a fire 25 years ago; the mazelike interior, some of it still charred, is a surprisingly compelling stage for art.

— Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of publishing

Noun

Baldwin Lee came to photographic renown pretty late in life, mostly for his in-close-and-intense pictures of small-town Black Southerners made in the 1980s and collected in an epic monograph in 2022.

— Baldwin Lee, Curbed, 10 Sep. 2026
The show is accompanied by Cowin’s first full-scale monograph.

— Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of monograph

Noun

At the heart of the EU’s approach is a new adaptation framework due for release later this month.

— Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
The release follows on from a March announcement that International Energy Agency member countries would release 426 million barrels of oil and products to stabilize the oil market.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of release

Noun

There's a fittingly witchy gift shop filled with all sorts of tchotchkes and collectibles, including spell books, tarot cards, cups for reading tea leaves, and a selection of history books.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2026
Brower and her partner, Aspen Simone, dug into books about pigeon behavior and their history with humans.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of book

Noun

Each episode, the brutally honest Ramsay comes in to help the struggling restaurant fix its problems or its negative image, and in turn the restaurants get publicity from being on a national television show.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Bulochnikov-Paul first joined Disney as VP of communications at Freeform and later joined ABC Entertainment as senior vice president of publicity and communications for ABC Entertainment.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of publicity

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Released on September 29, this 352-page treatise—laden with evocative photography—was written by Eric Hendrikx and published by Artisan Books.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026
Drawing on a variety of sources—from philosophical treatises to poems and popular jokes—this compact study shows how writers of the Roman era rendered animals, domestic and wild, as imperial subjects.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of treatise

Noun

The Type 01 is the first production car since the brand’s reinvention, and the most powerful, most aerodynamic, and most technologically advanced car Jaguar has ever built.

— Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026
Paul Heaney’s company itself acts as the central commissioner, putting projects into production and then sells the rights to buyers who have already stated their interest.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

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