publications

noun

plural of publication
1
as in books
a published work The university's linguistics department released a publication on the grammatical structure of American Sign Language.

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as in releases
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 What’s happening Celebrity hairstylists are putting specific hair oils on the record across major beauty publications. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026 Outside of her contributions to StyleCaster, Jessie has a Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Journalism and has spent over a decade covering shopping articles for many top lifestyle publications, including PEOPLE, InStyle, Glamour, and more. — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2026 Follow-up Wayne State publications testing testosterone supplementation as a post-TBI intervention in human trials. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026 Countless dedicated food publications run original recipe content, and thousands of independent chefs produce their own, across blogs, newsletters, YouTube accounts, and TikTok pages. — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026 In addition to his work for Scientific American, Billings’s writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe, Wired, New Scientist, Popular Science and many other publications. — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026 Slushy Noobz has been profiled by Rolling Stone, Interview magazine, Wonderland, Teen Vogue, Nylon, CBC and other publications and platforms. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 Over the weeks, personal publications gave way to political disputes, with local politicians claiming credit for firefighting efforts or accusing authorities of failing to act. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 The next email had a slick poster promoting the Zoom event, with the book cover as the backdrop and blurbs from the Economist and other publications. — Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 13 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for publications
  1. books
  2. releases
  3. papers
  4. productions
  5. treatises
  6. manuals
  7. journals
  8. pamphlets
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
  • In practice, that’s resulted in an evolving wealth of SKUs across bags, footwear, and ready-to-wear, comprising new releases and updates on brand heroes.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Another noticeable shift has been to steer financial resources away from smaller studios toward those that make Xbox’s most iconic franchises, with the goal of more frequent major releases.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of releases
Noun
  • Inside was a tumble of papers, some moldy, some with partial footprints, leaves and twigs interspersed among the pages.
    — Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
  • And though papers in Washington State such as the Seattle Times have mentioned the protests, nobody in legacy media is criticizing the boy's participation.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of papers
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  • The new record is the closest that the two have come to infusing their distinctive DJing style into their original productions.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Rachael Labes, manager, acquisitions & productions for IFC’s Shudder, said horror films embracing comedy had also opened up new audiences.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of productions
Noun
  • One of the most famous of these witch-skeptical treatises, from the sixteenth century, was Reginald Scot’s Discoverie of Witchcraft (1584), which forcefully denies the existence of witches.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Drawing on a variety of sources—from philosophical treatises to poems and popular jokes—this compact study shows how writers of the Roman era rendered animals, domestic and wild, as imperial subjects.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of treatises
Noun
  • With the exception of gambling disorder, behavioral addictions have received slim recognition in psychiatry’s diagnostic manuals—although doctors and researchers often still treat them as legitimate and potentially devastating disorders.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The team also read research studies about Georgia’s early childcare system and the state’s own policy and rule manuals.
    — Justin Price, AJC.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of manuals
Noun
  • Two of the world’s leading medical journals published key studies this week that shed even more light on how ADHD impacts adults.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The library used to house thousands of books, journals, and reports that employees could use to learn, research, and explore ideas — much like The Garage.
    — Tom Warren, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of journals
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  • Brooks was handing out pamphlets for Republican County Judge Tim O’Hare and wearing an O’Hare campaign shirt.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Volunteers hand out cookies and sliced oranges for breakfast, while organizers run a workshop on collective action and others hand out pamphlets.
    — Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of pamphlets

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