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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Watch this grandma's wholesome reaction to her grandson's publishing deal.
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And for a 38-year-old Style and Beauty Director in N.Y.C. who has been in publishing since the age of 22, that’s basically unheard of.
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Santoro went on to exhibit internationally, giving lectures and publishing articles.
—Paola Ugolini, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
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Rebecca Ruth Gould, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2025
Watch this grandma's wholesome reaction to her grandson's publishing deal.
—Allison Moses, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
And for a 38-year-old Style and Beauty Director in N.Y.C. who has been in publishing since the age of 22, that’s basically unheard of.
—Brittany Talarico, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Santoro went on to exhibit internationally, giving lectures and publishing articles.
—Paola Ugolini, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Publishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/publishing. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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