1
as in book
a published work
The university's linguistics department released a publication on the grammatical structure of American Sign Language.
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2
as in publishing
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 publication
This publication is distinct from the World Energy Outlook, which the IEA releases annually, a long-term outlook based on future scenarios.
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Simi Thambi, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
—Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2025
McGinnis went on to illustrate magazine spreads for dozens of publications including The Saturday Evening Post, National Geographic and Reader’s Digest.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
Note: This pet might have been adopted before publication.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Simi Thambi, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
—Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2025
McGinnis went on to illustrate magazine spreads for dozens of publications including The Saturday Evening Post, National Geographic and Reader’s Digest.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
Note: This pet might have been adopted before publication.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for publication
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From her searching emerges a book that might be called biography, historiography, cultural criticism, manifesto, or all of the above—a memoir, in a sense, of the internet.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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Spiritual leaders say while the Muslim holy book, the Quran, is a main reference, their faith incorporates certain beliefs found in other religions, such as reincarnation.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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Path to Open Books on JSTOR Women, Art, Freedom: Artists and Street Politics in Iran is part of JSTOR’s Path to Open initiative, which helps nonprofit university presses meet the challenges of open access publishing.—
Rebecca Ruth Gould,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Apr. 2025
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Watch this grandma's wholesome reaction to her grandson's publishing deal.—
Allison Moses,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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At the end of his postgame availability, James crumpled up the paper and shot it into a nearby garbage can.—
Jovan Buha,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Eads’ adult daughter told deputies that the mom of four filed to divorce Bryant, but Bryant refused to sign the papers, according to an affidavit from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and reporting from WESH.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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Adrian Roy Lewis, 34, was arrested Friday on a felony charge of indecent liberties against a student, according to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department news release.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2025
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He was pronounced dead at 6:43 a.m., according to the CDCR news release.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Her monograph of the same title was published last year by Dewi Lewis.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
21 Feb. 2025
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After the failing reviews, the NTP selected its own reviewers and self-published the study as a monograph in August.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
7 Jan. 2025
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The legal travails have spread to others involved in the movie and its publicity as well.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2025
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Wicked’s many brand partnerships were a major money-spinner and generated valuable publicity as this report revealed.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The movie tries so hard to put forth a sweeping treatise on the paradox of a Black bodybuilder, to be a study of Black masculinity.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2025
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Fitzgerald first encountered Kaczynski’s treatise in July 1995, shortly after Kaczynski anonymously mailed the typewritten manuscript to The Times and The Washington Post, demanding its publication in exchange for his promise to stop killing people with package bombs.—
Charles Homans,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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There are now more than 100 stunt professionals who are currently members of the Academy’s production and technology branch.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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President Donald Trump's quest to conduct a resurgence of coal production and utilization in the U.S. is farfetched and unlikely, according to energy experts.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Publication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publication. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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