PUBLICATIONS Synonyms: 162 Similar and Opposite Words

publications

noun

plural of publication

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a published work The university's linguistics department released a publication on the grammatical structure of American Sign Language.

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the act or process of producing something commercially and making it available to the public She's celebrating the publication of her first novel.

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Recent Examples of publications New publications include a maximalist thriller set in Jamaica, another entry from horror phenom Tananarive Due, and a memoir from former ICE detainee Mahmoud Khalil. — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 4 Sep. 2026 That idea became the spiritual bedrock of one of the most consequential publications of the American women’s movement. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026 Other publications similarly reported Vrabel’s availability and desirability during the year between his firing from the Tennessee Titans and his hiring by the New England Patriots. — Mike Semel, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 These publications provide guidance on legislative procedure and ensure consistency, transparency, and rigor in parliamentary analysis. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026 In the days following Parton's death, Phillips has emerged as something of a leading Dolly scholar, quoted in publications like the Washington Post and the BBC. — Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2026 If people really are willing to pay for opinions articulated by chatbots, other publications are likely to follow suit. — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026 Using crowdsourcing techniques, VroniPlag Wiki in Germany and Dissernet in Russia have exposed numerous instances of plagiarism by public servants in their dissertations and academic publications. — Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026 His is one of the few publications where the tagline – The Book Experts Cannot Do Without – isn’t hyperbole. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

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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

Don’t stress about your pile of fall reading; fatten it up, baby, and pick up one of this month’s new releases.

— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
As Netflix is essentially barred from Cannes due to French regulations around theatrical releases, Venice has traditionally played home to the streamer’s starriest offerings.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of releases

Noun

Physiognomic treatises reappeared in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, then took off in the eighteenth and nineteenth.

— Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
One way to reduce the risk of this happening is to connect the AI model to a body of legal material, such as case law and treatises.

— Ellen Sheng, CNBC, 19 May 2026

Definition of treatises

Noun

These editors worked on a variety of genres, such as instructions, API documentation and technical manuals under a range of job titles, including technical writer, technical editor and copy editor.

— Jo Mackiewicz, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
In the military, this could mean maintenance teams using AI to navigate thousands of pages of technical aircraft manuals.

— Karen Dahut, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of manuals

Noun

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

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