as in books
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 zines
Step into the gallery, and the Skirball’s exploration of the history of punk unfolds through photographs and posters of artists from the Sex Pistols and the Clash to Black Flag and the Bags, and magazines and zines such as Punk, Slash, Search & Destroy, and Kill Your Pets.
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Peter Larsen, Daily News, 27 May 2026
Best Shopping Studio Route 29 The joyful, inspiring Studio Route 29 showcases work (paintings, zines, and more) from artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
—Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
How zines taught Jeff Miller to be a novelist.
—Literary Hub, 25 Apr. 2026
The team will be offering merch that includes tote bags, spices, sweatshirts, aprons and zines.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
The box turned out to be full of more zines and an old love letter.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
The government alleges the Sotos were part of a group of people who created and distributed insurrectionary materials called zines.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated March 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026
Over the ensuing decades, K/S slash fiction would grow in scale, starting as conversations that became chain letters and eventually zines.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Peter Larsen, Daily News, 27 May 2026
Best Shopping Studio Route 29 The joyful, inspiring Studio Route 29 showcases work (paintings, zines, and more) from artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
—Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
How zines taught Jeff Miller to be a novelist.
—Literary Hub, 25 Apr. 2026
The team will be offering merch that includes tote bags, spices, sweatshirts, aprons and zines.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
The box turned out to be full of more zines and an old love letter.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
The government alleges the Sotos were part of a group of people who created and distributed insurrectionary materials called zines.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated March 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026
Over the ensuing decades, K/S slash fiction would grow in scale, starting as conversations that became chain letters and eventually zines.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zines
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Heuermann is an avid ready of books and periodicals, Toulon told ABC News.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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Visitors can enter through the fly, then sit in the library among books selected by Gone examining tourism, colonization, sugar production and the history of the Caribbean and Latin America.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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History Magazine journalism developed during the 18th century alongside pamphlets and early periodicals in Britain and the American colonies.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
21 May 2026
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The gala’s funds support acquisitions of garments and accessories, but also the institute’s reference library, which holds over 800 periodicals and 1,500 designer files pertaining to the history of fashion and clothing, dating back to the sixteenth century.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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Erasures from his the poet’s journals narrate the speaker’s visit to his father in prison through the pinhole of what’s left of memory.—
Craig Morgan Teicher,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Lloyd’s List is one of the oldest shipping industry trade journals in the world.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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The following morning, the stack of newspapers was waiting at the end of the driveway.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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Confusion in Uruguay, and the future In late 2025, newspapers in Uruguay reported that the Adam Smith Center planned to open a facility in that country, a claim allegedly confirmed by the Uruguay government.—
Daniel Rivero,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2026
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For more than ten years, she was based in Paris and Barcelona contributing to Vogue Italia, and other sector magazines and authoring several books about fashion and food.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The New York City 3rd Street portable has been used and documented in books and magazines for over half a century.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Back in the lab, Kurts and his immunology team screened the pigeon organs for magnetic cells and found the liver contained the highest concentration of iron.—
Kasha Patel,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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That disorder causes iron to build up in vital organs, leading to liver disease, lowered immunity and other complications, officials said.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
28 May 2026
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“Zines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zines. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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