as in newspaper
a publication that appears at regular intervals
flip through this month's fashion mags to find out what's in style
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Recent Examples of mag
After refusing, the employees dragged the mag out of the aircraft.
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Not a shabby blast for a fashion mag right out of the starting gate, but then again, 72 isn’t just any mag.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The rash of lad mags, crowded with bikini babes and bad advice for dudes, actively influenced the lads to be more sexist; studies showed that exposure to fashion magazines in the 1990s seemed to make girls hate themselves.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2025
In 2006, at the film's release, glossy mags graced newsstands and doctors' office waiting areas, boasting celebrity interviews and fashion advice.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 July 2025
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Not a shabby blast for a fashion mag right out of the starting gate, but then again, 72 isn’t just any mag.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The rash of lad mags, crowded with bikini babes and bad advice for dudes, actively influenced the lads to be more sexist; studies showed that exposure to fashion magazines in the 1990s seemed to make girls hate themselves.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2025
In 2006, at the film's release, glossy mags graced newsstands and doctors' office waiting areas, boasting celebrity interviews and fashion advice.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mag
Noun
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In December, his newspaper The Washington Post, against the wishes of staffers, launched an AI podcast feature that badly regurgitates its articles, with predictably disastrous results.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
30 Apr. 2026
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He was born in Hawthorne, New Jersey, to big band musician Virgil Lozzi and Elizabeth Ann Rhodes, daughter of the New Jersey newspaper owner Raymond Lincoln Rhodes.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
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Family photos spanning several generations, old pharmaceutical equipment, advertisements and promotional materials from years of business, and a framed Martha Stewart magazine feature are some of the items in the Woodsboro office that indicate the long legacy and evolution of the company.—
Gabriella Fine,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2026
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From cheeky shots of celebrities like Jane Fonda and Arnold Schwarzenegger to extravagant, sensual portfolios of America’s Olympic squads, the magazine’s pantheon of photographers have helped to define the genre of sports portraiture.—
Jonathan Pace,
Vanity Fair,
26 Apr. 2026
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Amazing was part of a thriving genre of periodicals that included Astounding Stories of Super-Science (later Analog Science Fiction and Fact) and Galaxy Science Fiction.—
Chris Klimek,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2026
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Some work came as news through notices of what was happening in cities and towns through the local press and other coverage came through academic outlets or periodicals.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
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The news was posted to the Instagram account of the journal e-flux, providing no reasoning for the decision.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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This type of scenario could become a reality in the-not-too-distant future, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
30 Apr. 2026
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The list of notables the Showcase has presented over the years could fill a book — though the club’s North Star was always Segal’s beloved bebop.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Buy a copy of the Orlando Sentinel’s 150th anniversary book with 150 front pages from our 150 years.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Mag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mag. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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