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 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 However, these publications predated the widespread use of the term magazine for periodicals. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for periodicals
  1. books
  2. newspapers
  3. journals
  4. magazines
  5. organs
  6. bulletins
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
  • As the historians Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway reported in the book Merchants of Doubt, the institute strategically refused to publish in journals subject to independent peer review.
    — Matthew Sun, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
  • With Diane Lane narrating from Eleanor’s journals during that time, Making Marie Antoinette transcends a behind-the-scenes special and becomes a much more intimate look into the artistry of a mother and daughter in conversation with each other.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of journals
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
  • While some of your organs are rapidly adding miles on their odometers, others tap the brakes on their biological birthdays.
    — Mike McRae September 04, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
  • But scientists weren’t sure if temporary replacement pig organs would cause someone to produce antibodies that could complicate a human-to-human transplant.
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of organs
Noun
  • An executive order followed in August 2025, then OCC bulletins in September telling banks to base service decisions on objective risk.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Sky will also have to commission a proportion of programmes made outside London, and honour the contract for ITN’s news bulletins for ITV until 2031.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 6 July 2026
Definition of bulletins

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“Periodicals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/periodicals. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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