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
How zines taught Jeff Miller to be a novelist.
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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
Most of the characters here are too poor to own a mobile phone, which gives the director a good excuse to steep the story in the stuff of pirate broadcasts and politically radical zines.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 Nov. 2025
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
Most of the characters here are too poor to own a mobile phone, which gives the director a good excuse to steep the story in the stuff of pirate broadcasts and politically radical zines.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zines
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Part hopeful family drama, part epic survival tale, and part origin story of the American West, this fresh adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s iconic semi-autobiographical Little House books offers a kaleidoscopic view of the struggles and triumphs of those who shaped the frontier.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
14 May 2026
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Throughout the day, the museum shop highlights books and materials connected to Opal Lee’s life and work, adding another layer to the celebration.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
14 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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In Near, the Court considered the constitutionality of a Minnesota public nuisance statute that allowed authorities to shut down scandalous and defamatory periodicals.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 Apr. 2026
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Scientific journals are flooded with low-quality submissions.—
Jamil Zaki,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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Potter pushed away people over and over again, and The Dark Wizard uses archival footage, various interviews, and Potter’s journals to try to understand why.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
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Sal Rodriguez, the opinion editor for the Southern California News Group’s 11 newspapers, heads the editorial board and guides our stances on public policy and political matters.—
Teagan Davidge,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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The shootings took place on a Sunday morning, apparently after Betty Broderick received a letter from her ex-husband’s attorney, according to a 1990 story in The San Diego Union, one of the two newspapers that later merged to become The San Diego Union-Tribune.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Players and free agency, coaches, magazines—people change.—
Chris Smith,
Vanity Fair,
11 May 2026
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More than two decades later, the tween magazines may have dwindled, but prom-goers are still shopping in-store.—
Camilia Fateh,
Vogue,
11 May 2026
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Medications called vasopressors can also be given to boost blood pressure and make sure organs such as the brain and kidneys are getting nutrients such as oxygen.—
Lauren Dunn,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
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Fascia is a continuous web of fibrous tissue that wraps around and supports organs, muscles, bones, and every other structure of the body.—
Scott Haak,
EverydayHealth.com,
6 May 2026
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“Zines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zines. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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