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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of zines
Our community editor recently hyped a few more retro zines on our TikTok.
—
Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 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
Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 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
-
And in middle and high schools, teachers are assigning more excerpts and shorter texts, in so doing crowding out whole books and resulting in less overall reading.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
-
The front of the store will be stocked with bestsellers and new releases, so head back to the section with books that seem like they’d be shelved or displayed next to yours and take a look at the shout-outs in the final pages.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
Designate a place near the entryway for all mail, periodicals, and paper forms.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
13 Jan. 2026
-
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
-
Instead, the 26-year-old gets ready, journals, prays and reads.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
-
Motherisk also served as a kind of clearing house, with extremely similar articles based on its research findings running in multiple medical journals.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
The towing companies would be required to either advertise the auction on their websites or publish legal advertisements in local newspapers.—
Dave Altimari,
ProPublica,
7 Jan. 2026
-
Or to be worthy of words in magazines, newspapers and blogs.—
Allyson Reedy,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
The event draws thousands of book lovers each year and offers more than 500,000 books, CDs, DVDs, vinyl records and magazines.—
Moran Elwell,
Oklahoman,
25 Jan. 2026
-
Two Department of Homeland Security officials told CBS News the man had a firearm and two magazines.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
Frostbite happens when your body limits blood circulation to your feet, hands and nose to keep other organs warm.—
Natalie Jones,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Jan. 2026
-
Another traveled through her right breast, but did not penetrate any major organs.—
Danielle Bacher,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Zines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zines. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
