as in periodicals
a publication that appears at regular intervals
liked to read the newspaper every morning
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Recent Examples of newspapers
When the news broke in newspapers in Zimbabwe that the government was planning to cull 600 elephants, Krog made contact with the conservancy.
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Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
Dollison continued editing and publishing populist newspapers such as the Alliance Voice, the Clay County Progress, the Paragould Democrat, the Paragould Press and the Walnut Ridge Telephone.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Apr. 2026
Since 2005, roughly 3,500 newspapers have closed nationwide, leaving many communities with limited or no local news.
—Ava Dzurenda, STAT, 24 Apr. 2026
Anoosh Chaichy, a security guard and fitness enthusiast from north London, has now been revealed as the injured man in his 50s, UK newspapers The Standard, Manchester Evening News and the Daily Mail reported, citing police charges.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Some newspapers rely entirely on unsolicited contributions.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Eric has been writing and talking about sports for newspapers and media outlets for more than 30 years.
—Eric Stephens, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
While print versions of newspapers and magazines have declined dramatically, as millions of people now get their information through social media on their mobile devices, the popularity of books has increased.
—Dean Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
How the Black Press Helped Integrate Baseball In the 1930s and ’40s, Black newspapers like the Pittsburgh Courier used their platform to help break the sport’s color line.
—JSTOR Daily, 20 Feb. 2025
Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
Dollison continued editing and publishing populist newspapers such as the Alliance Voice, the Clay County Progress, the Paragould Democrat, the Paragould Press and the Walnut Ridge Telephone.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Apr. 2026
Since 2005, roughly 3,500 newspapers have closed nationwide, leaving many communities with limited or no local news.
—Ava Dzurenda, STAT, 24 Apr. 2026
Anoosh Chaichy, a security guard and fitness enthusiast from north London, has now been revealed as the injured man in his 50s, UK newspapers The Standard, Manchester Evening News and the Daily Mail reported, citing police charges.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Some newspapers rely entirely on unsolicited contributions.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Eric has been writing and talking about sports for newspapers and media outlets for more than 30 years.
—Eric Stephens, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
While print versions of newspapers and magazines have declined dramatically, as millions of people now get their information through social media on their mobile devices, the popularity of books has increased.
—Dean Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
How the Black Press Helped Integrate Baseball In the 1930s and ’40s, Black newspapers like the Pittsburgh Courier used their platform to help break the sport’s color line.
—JSTOR Daily, 20 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for newspapers
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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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Since May 1996, a group of neighbors has met almost every month to talk about books.—
Maggie Penman,
Washington Post,
1 May 2026
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There are also samples of children’s programs from the 1800s and early 1900s, as well as small leather school attendance books that were handwritten by the founders of the church.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Publications such as National Geographic, first issued in 1888, initially served as research journals but gradually evolved to accommodate readers who sought vicarious travel experiences through reading.—
Suzanne Dundas,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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The judge also raised concerns about the plaintiff’s evidence, finding that some materials — including sonogram images contained in personal journals — had been falsified.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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The furniture is flanked by hundreds of jazz and classical CDs in tidy, towering racks, along with stacks of books and magazines.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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There were movies, TV shows, books, magazines.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Newspapers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newspapers. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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