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.

Recent Examples on the Web

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Other projects on the horizon in Glenview in the coming year include the conversion of the former Scott Foresman property, previously used for educational publishing, to 60 single-family homes, Jenny said. —

Phil Rockrohr, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025 There is still no Xbox release date for Black Myth: Wukong at the time of publishing. —

Rahul Majumdar, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025 The band signed record and publishing deals in 2024, won Emerging Artist of the Year at the Americana Music Awards and was nominated for Vocal Group of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards. —

Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 29 Dec. 2024 Discussion in Hawaii among locals and the ensuing attention and questions the story generated galvanized Benioff himself to donate $150 million to hospitals in Hawaii within days of the story publishing. —

Npr Staff, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for publishing

Word History

Etymology

Middle English publisching "act of announcing, public declaration, issuing of copies of a book," from gerund of publisshen "to make known, publish"

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of publishing was in the 15th century

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