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
Best Shopping Studio Route 29 The joyful, inspiring Studio Route 29 showcases work (paintings, zines, and more) from artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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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
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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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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The newspapers are delivered in the thinnest possible plastic bags that are completely drenched.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2026
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Sadly, that period ended with the closure of newspapers, the violent put-down of protests and the arrest of more than a thousand along with many deaths.—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
16 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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Despite having a large stick nearly impale her clean through, Sweets managed to survive the incident with no damage to her major organs.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Similar allegations from former detainees have fueled longstanding accusations by activists and researchers that Chinese authorities harvested organs from prisoners of conscience, claims Beijing has repeatedly denied.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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“Zines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zines. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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