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as in books
a published work
The university's linguistics department released a publication on the grammatical structure of American Sign Language.
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as in releases
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 publications
Emma has also written for publications including the Observer and The China Project, publishing long-form stories on culture, entertainment, and geopolitics.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
According to my research and Common Crawl’s own disclosures, the companies behind each of these publications have sent legal requests to the nonprofit.
—Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Semafor first reported the withdrawal of Isaacman's nomination on Saturday afternoon, after which other publications confirmed the news and ran the same statement from the White House, which implies that Isaacman had been judged insufficiently MAGA for the job.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Buzz and status are crucial to publications that trade on prestige, but creating them takes risk.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
They may be edited for clarity and reprinting in whole or in part in Variety publications.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
Her writing has also appeared in Audubon, Nautilus, Astronomy and Smithsonian, among other publications.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2025
This recipe first appeared in our publications in the 1975 Better Homes and Gardens Heritage Cook Book.
—Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
Ruth Lepper was well-known in Ramona as an award-winning reporter for a number of publications, including the Ramona Sentinel, for more than 40 years, Stalker said.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
According to my research and Common Crawl’s own disclosures, the companies behind each of these publications have sent legal requests to the nonprofit.
—Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Semafor first reported the withdrawal of Isaacman's nomination on Saturday afternoon, after which other publications confirmed the news and ran the same statement from the White House, which implies that Isaacman had been judged insufficiently MAGA for the job.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Buzz and status are crucial to publications that trade on prestige, but creating them takes risk.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
They may be edited for clarity and reprinting in whole or in part in Variety publications.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
Her writing has also appeared in Audubon, Nautilus, Astronomy and Smithsonian, among other publications.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2025
This recipe first appeared in our publications in the 1975 Better Homes and Gardens Heritage Cook Book.
—Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
Ruth Lepper was well-known in Ramona as an award-winning reporter for a number of publications, including the Ramona Sentinel, for more than 40 years, Stalker said.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for publications
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As a childless person who doesn’t teach I’ve been happily unaware that, due to standardized testing requirements that favor close reads of excerpts over whole books, there’s an entire generation of students who have very little contextual framework for the literature they’re being taught in school.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Simply Winnie will debut June 2, 2026 and is available now for preorder, wherever books are sold.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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After the collapse of domestic box office in October, Aron needs to convince investors AMC can leverage a steadier supply of Hollywood tentpole releases to get film lovers back in the habit of going to the multiplex in pre-pandemic numbers.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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With over 60 flavors and rotating seasonal releases, choosing which of the company's ice cream to bring home can make the freezer aisle at the Piggly Wiggly feel like the final round of a high-pressure, high-stakes game show.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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First Brands transferred more than $10 million to Battery Park between 2018 and 2025 to pay for his and his family’s personal expenses, according to court papers.—
Jonathan Randles,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Proof of service includes a military ID card, VA card, or discharge papers.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Nov. 2025
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The government also requires productions to apply for the program only during short quarterly application periods, which further reduces flexibility for studios.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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Chief operating officer Jean-Yves Patay has visited Taiwan multiple times, and the company currently has three co-productions with Taiwanese studios — one TV series and two features.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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The ancient Romans and Greeks never really wrote treatises about how to lie well.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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The mere sight of IKEA instruction manuals causes my eyes to glaze over, to say nothing of home COVID tests.—
Lucinda Rosenfeld,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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That often shows up in piles of cookbooks, self-help manuals, and fitness gear.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Oct. 2025
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Eventually, scientists’ misgivings, expressed largely in academic journals and to journalists, erupted into outright dissent.—
Sophie Yeo,
The Dial,
4 Nov. 2025
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When the film was being conceived, says Viduleja, the discovery of the director’s personal journals was a breakthrough moment.—
Will Tizard,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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Bells ring, campuses crowd and intramural pamphlets pile up.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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The group gathered at Sures’ home and vandalized it, leaving red handprints and caution tape on his garage door and scattering pamphlets on his front lawn.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Publications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publications. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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