as in newspaper
a publication that appears at regular intervals
flip through this month's fashion mags to find out what's in style
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Recent Examples of mag
The university also suspended Alice, a fashion and wellness student-run mag that primarily features women.
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Tevon Blair, Essence, 10 Dec. 2025
After refusing, the employees dragged the mag out of the aircraft.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Not a shabby blast for a fashion mag right out of the starting gate, but then again, 72 isn’t just any mag.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The rash of lad mags, crowded with bikini babes and bad advice for dudes, actively influenced the lads to be more sexist; studies showed that exposure to fashion magazines in the 1990s seemed to make girls hate themselves.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2025
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Tevon Blair, Essence, 10 Dec. 2025
After refusing, the employees dragged the mag out of the aircraft.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Not a shabby blast for a fashion mag right out of the starting gate, but then again, 72 isn’t just any mag.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The rash of lad mags, crowded with bikini babes and bad advice for dudes, actively influenced the lads to be more sexist; studies showed that exposure to fashion magazines in the 1990s seemed to make girls hate themselves.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mag
Noun
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In 1971, Yoko Ono placed ads in local newspapers announcing a one-woman exhibition at New York’s Museum of Modern Art.—
Ariana Marsh,
Vogue,
28 May 2026
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An article published by the newspaper that honored her has been pulled down.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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That magazine is tied to one of the weapons charges in Mangione’s state indictment, raising the prospect that count could be dropped from the case.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
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This story appeared in the May 20 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.—
Brett Berk,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2026
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However, these publications predated the widespread use of the term magazine for periodicals.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
21 May 2026
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The gala’s funds support acquisitions of garments and accessories, but also the institute’s reference library, which holds over 800 periodicals and 1,500 designer files pertaining to the history of fashion and clothing, dating back to the sixteenth century.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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Each volume’s series editor selects notable work from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites, and a special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then makes the final selection for the anthology.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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Scientists have previously wondered whether immune cells could be involved in magnetic sensing, but the new study published Thursday in the journal Science is the first to present a full-fledged theory.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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Her shelves contained books on correct etiquette when entertaining (How to Do It, or, The Lively Art of Entertaining by Elsa Maxwell) and instructional books covering many areas of life, ranging from gardening and raising Siamese cats to keeping turtles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Living Room Luxury hotels always nail the little details, and coffee table books are one of the easiest ways to recreate that layered, curated feel at home.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
25 May 2026
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“Mag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mag. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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