PUBLICATION Synonyms: 165 Similar and Opposite Words

publication

noun

Definition 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 publication Since its publications, Divine Rivals sold 1M+ copies and spent 104 weeks on the NYT Young Adult Bestseller List. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026 The publication, Mada Masr, said its editor-in-chief and founder, Lina Attalah, was ordered to pay a fine equivalent to about $53,400. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026 Several high-profile publications, including the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and most recently, USA Today, have sued OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. — Coke Morgan Stewart, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026 The latest publication of the personal consumption expenditures index, the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, is due on Thursday. — Sean Conlon,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for publication

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Noun

Across bat species, 9 percent are known so far to have odor-producing glands and other structures, but research on this is sparse, according to a 2021 paper in Mammal Review co-authored by Page.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
Irate readers called the paper to find out what happened to their beloved comic strip character.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of paper

Noun

And then my most favorite was a place called Jody Williams Music, an independent publishing company that was located in a little craftsman house.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2026
On this day in 1945, Ebony was born—and with it, what would become a Black publishing empire.

— Aaron Wright, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of publishing

Noun

That gallery show is now further documented in the form of a new monograph, featuring essays from various writers, critics and curators exploring the work of artists including Kennedy Yanko, Maia Ruth Lee, Uman and more.

— Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Design lovers know it well as the cover to King’s hit 2023 monograph, Arranging Things.

— Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of monograph

Noun

Judge Michael Sweet sentenced Roderick Earl Sowells, 60, for the murder of David Marcus Jones, 29, of West Sacramento, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026
That, however, never happened and an attorney eventually petitioned for his release.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of release

Noun

In her latest book, Harvard historian Jill Lepore argues that Big Tech now controls the United States—and, by extension, the entire planet.

— Nina Verdelli, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026
My books include The Underground Guide to Color Printers (Addison-Wesley), Troubleshooting Your PC (Microsoft Press), and Faster, Smarter Digital Photography (Microsoft Press).

— M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of book

Noun

In addition to the mayor, the village’s public information officer previously handled publicity for the track and the mayor of Ruidoso Downs previously oversaw its security.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
The more publicity that is out there, the more folks that could be potential jurors are going to hear it.

— Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of publicity

Noun

The film’s pick-me jabs at humor are frankly, flatly unfunny and grating, twisting the film at times into a perverse, almost self-aware treatise on tweeness.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026
Numerous treatise writers began to insist that anyone who doubts the diabolical empowerment of women-as-witches is self-deluded and dangerous.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of treatise

Noun

Ingrid traveled to California to research pitaya, studying different varieties, cultivation techniques, production systems, and all the potential benefits of introducing the crop to Puerto Rico.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
The steps come as film and TV production in the area continues on a downward trend.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

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