serials

noun

Definition of serialsnext
plural of serial
as in books
a publication that appears at regular intervals the university library has a vast collection of serials

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  1. journals
  2. newspapers
  3. magazines
Noun
  • Lane was too extraordinary a surgeon to be shrugged off as a crank, but before long reports of worryingly high mortality rates began to circulate and several damning exposés appeared in prominent medical journals.
    Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Neither of the studies have been peer reviewed or published in journals, which is normal for rapid-attribution work.
    Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of journals
Noun
  • How to donate to Stock the Shelves During October, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin newspapers and Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin are working together to raise enough money from readers and donors to provide 750,000 meals to Wisconsin families through the annual Stock the Shelves campaign.
    Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The story was quickly picked up by newspapers across the country.
    Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of newspapers
Noun
  • Gossip columns had long been a staple of music trade magazines, but on on the Velvet Rope, readers could see a response published not in days but… hours!
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Now, glossy magazines are steering clear, as are most journalists–particularly sustainability ones.
    Brooke Roberts-Islam, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of magazines
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