journals

noun

plural of journal
1
as in periodicals
a publication that appears at regular intervals a monthly scientific journal

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2
as in diaries
a record of personal experiences, reflections, or ideas kept regularly for private use the writer faithfully records his dreams in a journal, believing that they are a vital key to self-understanding

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Recent Examples of journals Historians have gleaned information from journals, letters and diaries, about their dialect. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 The organization has generated $13 million in research, published 25 studies in scientific journals and created innovative programs to support veterans, according to its website. — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 Commanders had publicly championed the program in congressional testimony and defense journals. — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026 To anchor the novel’s period accuracy, Kepnes drew on her own handwritten coffee shop journals and disposable camera photos from her time living in the West Village. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026 There are several studies, however, funded by Eight Sleep, on sleep apnea that have been published in scientific journals. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026 It was built across the decade that followed in journals, boardrooms and the offices of clinicians who staked their credibility on a better approach. — Erez Meltzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Other items such as journals, candles, tote bags and more are also for sale. — Gabe White, Arkansas Online, 20 Aug. 2026 Arguments over progress fill books and journals and podcasts and many other media, most of which rely themselves on some technological progress. — Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for journals
  1. periodicals
  2. diaries
  3. books
  4. newspapers
  5. magazines
  6. organs
Noun
  • People who might be lucky to have a roof over their heads gathered there to read American books and periodicals, watch American movies, listen to lectures about America, tap their toes to jazz from America.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • It is anticipated that all IEEE periodicals will be included in the Integrity Hub screening by the end of this year.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026
Definition of periodicals
Noun
  • Historians have gleaned information from journals, letters and diaries, about their dialect.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The filmmakers supplement that with scenes where an actor reads from Brockington’s diaries and poetry, giving the audience a full portrait of this protagonist.
    — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of diaries
Noun
  • By the end of the night, Chicago had nine in total as part of a 17-3 rout that cemented August 2026 as one for the record books for the North Siders.
    — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Chase said the acquisition marked an expansion of the library’s collecting interests beyond its millions of rare books, manuscripts and historical items spanning from the 11th through the 21st centuries.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of books
Noun
  • These days, the existential challenges faced by newspapers across the country sound more like a Shakespearean tragedy than a comedy.
    — Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • But Murdoch actually did ride around on the tube, checking out which newspapers were being read.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of newspapers
Noun
  • Rachel was previously an editor at Us Weekly and DuJour magazines, and is a graduate of the Columbia University Publishing Course.
    — Rachel Wallace, Architectural Digest, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Take bills and receipts to the office, shoes to the closet, stacks of magazines to the recycle bin, used tissues to the trash, and dishes to the kitchen.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of magazines
Noun
  • There are always more patients in need than organs available.
    — Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Think about all the things your internal organs are doing right now.
    — Margaret Cirino, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of organs

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“Journals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journals. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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