magazines

noun

plural of magazine
1
as in warehouses
a building for storing goods the village kept a magazine where people left common supplies

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2
as in armories
a place where military arms are stored the magazine is heavily guarded to prevent theft

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3
as in periodicals
a publication that appears at regular intervals a weekly sports magazine

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Recent Examples of magazines The gun control package also includes a ban on high-capacity magazines that can hold more than 15 rounds. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 25 June 2026 One of America’s oldest magazines is investing in video after seeing notable growth in its audience in recent months. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 June 2026 Meanwhile, those wanting to dive deeper can swing by the bookstore section, which will stock a selection of specialized books and magazines spanning jewelry design, craftsmanship, fashion and creative culture. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 24 June 2026 Introductory access is free, and NewsGuard is lining up a variety of marketing partners, including magazines and independent bookstores, to help spur usage. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 23 June 2026 This led Healy to look for inspiration in places like Instagram, where ordinary women share their own maximalist interior design projects, rather than traditional interior design magazines. — Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 26 June 2026 The Southern California Journalism Awards span print newspapers and magazines, TV, radio and digital news outlets as well as radio, podcasting and social media. — William Earl, Variety, 29 June 2026 Chas Newkey-Burden has been part of The Week Digital team for more than a decade and a journalist for 25 years, starting out on the irreverent football weekly 90 Minutes, before moving to lifestyle magazines Loaded and Attitude. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 29 June 2026 The state tightened its restrictions after the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, when a gunman armed with an AR-15-style rifle and large-capacity magazines killed 26 children and teachers. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magazines
  1. warehouses
  2. armories
  3. periodicals
  4. repositories
  5. arsenals
  6. books
  7. depots
  8. newspapers
Noun
  • New Sam’s Club warehouses in Baytown, Katy, Tomball and Weslaco will give more Texas shoppers access to bulk discounts, gas stations and pharmacy services.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • While Ishmael may pause before coffin-warehouses—coffins, of all sorts, become a major leitmotif of the novel—or even talk of committing suicide, his tone is wry, even ironic.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Definition of warehouses
Noun
  • The work is part of a larger effort statewide to update the National Guard’s armories, as renovations in recent years have either been completed or are planned at many readiness centers, including those in Brainerd, New Ulm, Marshall, Moorhead and Fergus Falls.
    — Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
  • Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire a year ago, but Israel — which says the group has been rebuilding its armories, and that Lebanon is failing in its commitment to disarm it — has ramped up attacks against Hezbollah in recent days.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 27 Nov. 2025
Definition of armories
Noun
  • 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
Definition of periodicals
Noun
  • Human resource systems, learning platforms, credential repositories, and talent management tools generate continuous streams of data across the enterprise.
    — Michael Edmondson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The breadth of the acquisition represented by the two gifts establishes the Menil Collection as one of the most substantial repositories of Winters’ work in the United States, the museum said.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 29 June 2026
Definition of repositories
Noun
  • First isolated in the 1940s by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, plutonium has been widely used to build nuclear arsenals by multiple countries.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026
  • Rebuilding depleted arsenals will take years, with the Defense Production Act invoked to boost production.
    — Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of arsenals
Noun
  • The Legislature’s independent fiscal analysts have also raised concerns that the state’s books remain vulnerable to the specter of a deep drop-off in the stock market.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
  • Barrett and Jackson each reported the most extensive travel of court justices promoting their books in 2025.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Definition of books
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  • Sailors can complete repairs on-site instead of waiting for replacement parts to be shipped from repair depots in the United States by manufacturing the necessary patches where the aircraft are deployed.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026
  • At the same time, Ukraine has expanded its own long-range drone campaign, targeting military and energy infrastructure deep inside Russia, including oil refineries and depots.
    — Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 2 July 2026
Definition of depots
Noun
  • Bay Area News Group competed in Division 1, the contest’s category for California’s largest newspapers.
    — Bryce Martin, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
  • Mentions of her appeared in major newspapers during her career.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of newspapers

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“Magazines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magazines. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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