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publishing

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verb

present participle of publish

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of publishing
Noun
My association under the umbrella of my publishing flagship newspapers was certainly key to my books getting published, since the publisher knew of my established readership of two decades. Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026 The 224-page book is set to be published by Flammarion, which holds the worldwide publishing rights. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
That changed this year thanks to a grievance the NFL won that prevented the league’s player association from publishing the results. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026 However, within hours of publishing the story, it was restored Thursday night. Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for publishing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for publishing
Noun
  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Mar. 2026
  • After some personnel adjustments, the group, which graced the cover of every jazz publication in the early 2000s, will play its final shows in 2026, including a stop at the Boulder Theater on March 16.
    Bret Saunders, Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Participants will create a book using gel printing with handwritten Haiku poems.
    Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Gannon voted in favor of printing the bill, with a caveat.
    Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The group is required to move quickly following a leader’s death and meets behind closed doors to deliberate among qualified senior clerics before announcing a decision.
    Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Lopez died in January 2026, with his mother, Connie Howard, announcing on social media that her son died days earlier.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Although Iran has not officially closed the strait, through which one-fifth of the world’s global trade in liquified natural gas and daily oil production passes, vessels are avoiding the waterway, particularly after oil tankers in the region were attacked over the weekend.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The company is now bringing Physical AI to Europe for the first time, launching a pilot project at its Leipzig plant in Germany to integrate humanoid robots into car production and explore battery and component manufacturing.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Federal judges nationwide are issuing increasingly critical rulings over the administration’s mass deportation efforts, with some finding DOJ lawyers in contempt for noncompliance.
    Steve Karnowski, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • After a career defined by playing gangsters, an avenging taxi driver and a paranoid prize fighter, Robert De Niro will be issuing a call for civility, as first spoken by Abraham Lincoln.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The model reflected on the moment earlier this month, posting a video of herself from the day, alongside a flick of Vivian recreating the moment, gold dress and all.
    Christina Perrier, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
  • This Chris marks his breakup by going to a strip club and makes a point of posting a picture with one of the dancers on Instagram.
    Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Some were even arguing that the calculations of a plastic item’s impact should begin with oil and gas extraction, meaning the harm done by a throwaway fork, for example, would include not just its manufacture and disposal but the drilling and petrochemical processing that created the plastic.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
  • House Bill 1144 would bar the manufacture of firearms, key gun components, large-capacity magazines and rapid-fire devices using 3-D printers.
    The Denver Post, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In last night’s speech, the President was only interested in declaring victory.
    Austin Elias-de Jesus, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
  • At the time, Lunday, then the Coast Guard’s acting commandant, responded by declaring those symbols prohibited, though the language somehow still found its way into a new workplace harassment manual.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026

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“Publishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publishing. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.

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