zines

noun

plural of zine
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 3600 block of Elm Avenue, just off The Avenue, is home to Baltimore Trinket Library, full of keychains, buttons, stickers, zines, little works of art, and more. — Mary Eber, CBS News, 14 July 2026 The walls are warm orange with a nook by the door for records, books and zines, plants above the bar and art down the back hallway. — Eva Flowe june 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2026 Forging community The range of lifestyles, opinions and narratives in zines often serves as a springboard for creating community. — Rachel Schneider, The Conversation, 17 June 2026 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. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zines
  1. books
  2. periodicals
  3. journals
  4. newspapers
  5. magazines
  6. organs
Noun
  • The Colorado Rockies’ history books are littered with elite offensive names and gaudy statistics.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • The Poet’s Vault adds another layer to the experience, offering customers a selection of new and vintage vinyl records and books.
    — Evan Moore July 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
Definition of books
Noun
  • The center’s resources—all free—include more than a million books and periodicals, with 400 terminals and 75 staff members available to help dig through them.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
  • Galaxy, Analog, and Amazing Stories, those three periodicals – and our bathroom was piled high.
    — Ben Mankiewicz, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Definition of periodicals
Noun
  • Mora’s handwritten journals have become both a creative tool and a personal record of her filmmaking journey.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 17 July 2026
  • Science advocacy groups and scientific journals led the way, and higher education coalitions, professional societies, elite research universities, and individual researchers followed.
    — Anil Oza, STAT, 15 July 2026
Definition of journals
Noun
  • Recently, the Montgomery County, Maryland, school district made local headlines after officials required administrators to review student newspapers prior to publication and outright censor certain reports based on vague standards.
    — Annabelle Garland, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
  • Local newspapers and magazines have been particularly decimated by the cultural shift to online and social platforms.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 23 July 2026
Definition of newspapers
Noun
  • For decades, media meant whatever television stations, newspapers, magazines, or radio producers decided to show us.
    — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Digital was quicker and cheaper, so magazines eventually started requiring it.
    — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 21 July 2026
Definition of magazines
Noun
  • Testosterone was first approved in the 1950s to treat hypogonadism, a condition defined by low testosterone levels caused by medical problems affecting the testes or other organs.
    — Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • The water passes over or through filtering organs that sift out the solid food.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 July 2026
Definition of organs

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