zine

noun

ˈzēn How to pronounce zine (audio)
Definition of zinenext
as in newspaper
a publication that appears at regular intervals a small cadre of students have taken to producing their own underground zine in order to satirize many of the university's most sacred cows

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Recent Examples of zine While radio and television have generally fallen short in memorializing the dead, there are blogs, zines, and commercial websites devoted to dying, and personal web pages and online videos have all helped democratize death. — Sam Roberts, Longreads, 11 Aug. 2026 Susan created the cover art for a zine that another friend and I were starting. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026 The co-authors will discuss collaborating on their graphic novel Punk Like Me, zine making in the 90s, and teach library patrons how to make their own zines. — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Earlier this summer, patrons at various revival theaters, bookshops, and video and record stores started to notice a new zine devoted to the love of movies. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for zine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zine
  1. newspaper
  2. periodical
  3. journal
  4. magazine
  5. book
Noun
  • The poll found his approval had declined by 5 points since the newspaper’s previous surveys in four of the states in June.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The British newspaper are co-producers of the movie, which is directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of newspaper
Noun
  • Operating for nearly a century, Algani began in 1927 as a modest seller of newspapers, periodicals, and postcards before evolving into one of the city’s first international newsstands.
    — Eleonora Giordani, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
  • People who might be lucky to have a roof over their heads gathered there to read American books and periodicals, watch American movies, listen to lectures about America, tap their toes to jazz from America.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of periodical
Noun
  • Our findings, published in the journal Menopause, reveal a major gap in how clinicians capture basic information about women’s health.
    — Audrey Hendricks, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In the final frame, Verney writes in his journal the wild hope that there may still be other survivors on the planet, perhaps safe on some island in the South Indian Ocean.
    — Eileen Hunt, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of journal
Noun
  • The shoppable magazine features QR codes that customers can utilize to shop directly on Revolve and Fwrd’s websites and apps.
    — Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Her essays have been featured in the New Yorker, the New York Times magazine, the Paris Review, and Jezebel.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of magazine
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

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“Zine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zine. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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