publishing
noun
pub·lish·ing
ˈpə-bli-shiŋ 
: the business or profession of the commercial production and issuance of literature, information, musical scores or sometimes recordings, or art
newspaper publishing
software publishing
Examples of publishing in a Sentence
He was hoping to get a job in publishing after college.
Her sister works for a well-known publishing company.
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The publishing vet has worked on staff at Domino, Martha Stewart Living, and Every Day with Rachael Ray magazines, and was Senior Digital Editor at Food Network.
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Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Finally in 2023, Fogerty cut a deal with Concord, Fantasy Records’ current owner, buying a majority stake in CCR’s publishing catalog.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025
Finally, in 2023, nearly 10 years after Zaentz’s death and more than a half-century after the songs were released, Concord sold Fogerty a majority interest in the global publishing rights to his song catalog with the group for an undisclosed sum.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 29 May 2025
Most of the recusals were linked to the justices’ book contracts with the publishing house.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 27 May 2025
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Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Finally in 2023, Fogerty cut a deal with Concord, Fantasy Records’ current owner, buying a majority stake in CCR’s publishing catalog.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025
Finally, in 2023, nearly 10 years after Zaentz’s death and more than a half-century after the songs were released, Concord sold Fogerty a majority interest in the global publishing rights to his song catalog with the group for an undisclosed sum.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 29 May 2025
Most of the recusals were linked to the justices’ book contracts with the publishing house.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 27 May 2025
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“Publishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/publishing. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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