Thesaurus results for PERIODICALS

periodicals

noun

plural of periodical

as in books

a publication that appears at regular intervals subscribed to three new periodicals

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Recent Examples of periodicals When word spread that the Chief Librarian of the Army was paying a visit, soldiers rushed to request their favorite periodicals and book genres. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026 Operating for nearly a century, Algani began in 1927 as a modest seller of newspapers, periodicals, and postcards before evolving into one of the city’s first international newsstands. — Eleonora Giordani, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026 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, 30 July 2026 City law still requires newsstands to sell periodicals, but few bother for obvious reasons. — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 22 July 2026 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 Heuermann is an avid ready of books and periodicals, Toulon told ABC News. — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 4 June 2026

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Noun

My sister, the author Jacqueline Moriarty, works in a particularly beautiful chocolate shop, which is also a café and looks really magical, and her books often do have a magical side to them.

— Olivia Squire, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
As a teenager, Sharma worked at a golf course and sold coupon books to earn money.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of books

Noun

Kansas City Call Building The Kansas City Call, founded in 1919, became one of the city’s most influential newspapers for the Black community while reporting on community affairs and advocating for civil rights.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
As the kid grew up in Los Angeles, shining shoes, selling newspapers, and vowing, unlike the rest of his family, to get an education, one impulse drove him on.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of newspapers

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Set against the height of the early 2000s tabloid era, the film chronicles Kapoor’s fight to clear his name as paparazzi descend on his office, police raid his home, private journals are leaked, and every aspect of his personal life becomes public.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
The show's storylines were based on interviews with real-life survivors of Easy Company, in addition to letters and journals of real soldiers.

— Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of journals

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What Allen Lane had in mind, though, was a departure from earlier paperback ventures that had been aimed largely at the readers of story magazines and dime novels.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
From the earliest days of his film career, fan magazines and movie columnists fixed on the unconventionality of Astaire's image.

— David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of magazines

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The medical examiner's office said that there were 55 decomposing bodies found, and one bag of organs that authorities originally believed to be a different person, but that DNA testing confirmed belonged to one of the 55 bodies.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Miniature organs being sent into space for the very first time may soon help scientists understand how spaceflight impacts certain organs and may accelerate aging.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of organs

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Earlier this year, France Télévisions struck a deal to bring about 20,000 hours of content a year to YouTube, including national and local news bulletins plus its flagship current-affairs and investigative magazines.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Also on Wednesday, the BBC Sport unit told employees about plans to make redundancies and cut sports bulletins on its news channel.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of bulletins

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