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
The government alleges the Sotos were part of a group of people who created and distributed insurrectionary materials called zines.
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Emerson Clarridge
updated March 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026
This indie bookstore specializes in small presses and comics, and is home to books, films, and zines by Baltimore’s Pope of Trash.
—Gaby Iori
march 3, Literary Hub, 3 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
After everyone took their seats (or crowded in the back), complementary zines in hand, Head of Editorial Content Mano Sundaresan interviewed Oklou on stage to the crowd of 150 people.
—Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2025
Emerson Clarridge
updated March 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026
This indie bookstore specializes in small presses and comics, and is home to books, films, and zines by Baltimore’s Pope of Trash.
—Gaby Iori
march 3, Literary Hub, 3 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
After everyone took their seats (or crowded in the back), complementary zines in hand, Head of Editorial Content Mano Sundaresan interviewed Oklou on stage to the crowd of 150 people.
—Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zines
Noun
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Every month, Emma Alpern and Jasmine Vojdani recommend new fiction and nonfiction books.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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Just nine sentences from nine different books, very granular.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Designate a place near the entryway for all mail, periodicals, and paper forms.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
13 Jan. 2026
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His houses were featured in such prominent periodicals as Life magazine in the 1950s and Vogue in 1972.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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However, Secretary Kennedy has made no secret of his disdain for mainstream medical journals.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2026
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For decades, pharmaceutical marketing focused on physicians by advertising in medical journals, visits by sales representatives and providing free samples.—
Anna Chorniy,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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At a time when thousands of local newspapers across the nation have folded in the face of plummeting web traffic, advertising losses and shifting reader habits, the rebirth of a community news outlet is rare.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Growing up, Silva-Soto joined her mom’s long shifts cleaning houses and delivering stacks of Journal Inquirer newspapers.—
Anna Heqimi,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Chas Newkey-Burden has been part of The Week Digital team for more than a decade and a journalist for 25 years, starting out on the irreverent football weekly 90 Minutes, before moving to lifestyle magazines Loaded and Attitude.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
2 Mar. 2026
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Dozens of newspapers and magazines were launched, and for the first time in forty years people formed organizations without securing approval from the state.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The projectile took a path through tissue and muscle but avoided vital organs and left the back of his neck, Gross testified earlier in the trial, which began last week.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 6,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Mar. 2026
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Over four decades, the regime has bureaucratized the clergy, tying seminaries, mosques and religious foundations ever more tightly to the organs of power.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Zines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zines. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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