Thesaurus results for WEEKLIES

weeklies

noun

plural of weekly

as in newspapers

an publication that is issued once every week enjoyed the fishing reports in the outdoor club's weekly

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Recent Examples of weeklies Some of these digital pamphlets provide terse, functional updates while others act as the successors to bygone alt-weeklies, covering cultural happenings and carrying out local-interest investigations. — Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 14 May 2026 The Southern California News Group is made up of 11 daily news publications and several weeklies throughout Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. — Michele Cardon, Daily News, 13 Apr. 2026 While major alt-weeklies such as the Village Voice (which became part of Westword’s parent company during some consolidation in the industry) and smaller papers have closed in recent years, Westword has found a way to hang on in both print and online. — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2026 The original ownership group sold the Reader in 2007 to Creative Loafing, a small chain of alternative weeklies based in Atlanta. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026 Susan Orlean’s memoir promises insight not only into her start at alt-weeklies, her journalism, and her brilliant narrative nonfiction works, but also provides a blueprint for how to live a creative life. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025

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Noun

The newspapers allege the ChatGPT maker is hiding evidence important to what could be a landmark copyright infringement trial over how OpenAI and its business partner, Microsoft, built their AI technologies using millions of news articles.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
At first glance, the title sounds like another lament for the decline of local newspapers.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026

Definition of newspapers

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Then again, the paper was published in Nature, one of the world’s most authoritative and influential scientific journals.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 9 July 2026
In the film, Eleanor Coppola is voiced by Diane Lane, who reads passages from the late filmmaker’s journals reflecting on her time on set and her relationship with her daughter.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 July 2026

Definition of journals

Noun

Our competition is no longer only other magazines, but also individuals who function as media companies unto themselves.

— Sam Jacobs, Time, 14 July 2026
The feminist sites have largely shut down, and physical media is vanishing; many of the magazines that Jezebel targeted—Redbook, InStyle, Marie Claire, Glamour, Self—have ceased printing or gone entirely defunct.

— Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026

Definition of magazines

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Our recent work showcases contemporary Black children’s books that illustrate rich depictions of Black life and provide helpful examples for young children of all backgrounds.

— Brooke Harris Garad, The Conversation, 14 July 2026
Fashion items accounted for the largest category during this time, followed by personal care (25 percent), electronics (23 percent), and other forms of media such as books and games (23 percent).

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 14 July 2026

Definition of books

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The Sixteen camera merges the analog appeal of film with the instant digital playback of video, giving the filmmaker free rein to shoot with creativity while ensuring producers and editors will have immediate access to the digital images as dailies, for backup and quick editing.

— Shirl Leigh June 15, New Atlas, 15 June 2026
That sort of flamboyant overstatement became central to Turner’s personal brand—and made for irresistible copy in the dailies.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 May 2026

Definition of dailies

Noun

The center’s resources—all free—include more than a million books and periodicals, with 400 terminals and 75 staff members available to help dig through them.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Galaxy, Analog, and Amazing Stories, those three periodicals – and our bathroom was piled high.

— Ben Mankiewicz, CBS News, 7 June 2026

Definition of periodicals

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