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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.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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The show even started a lending library next to craft services, to which, Briones adds, Wyle donated a bunch of books.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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Look for ways to join forces with others to explore opportunities in publishing, medicine, the law or the media.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
1 Apr. 2025
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Our hearts welcomed Liza (Sutton Foster), the show’s less-than-perfect heroine, who lies about her age to get a job in publishing.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The few survivors documented the dead, writing down the names and ages on two pages of paper.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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However, during their meeting, Saldívar delayed handing over the papers, alleging she had been raped the night before, per USA Today.—
Kelsie Gibson,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Some grass species have seen their pollen release days delayed by almost a month while their overall season has grown longer.—
Umair Irfan,
Wired News,
5 Apr. 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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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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Each and everyone deserves their place in the ramshackle capitalistic hellscape captured so effectively by Scott Pask’s production design and Jen Schriever’s unforgiving old-school office lighting.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2025
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The returner with the most production is Eric McAlister, who had 39 catches for 762 yards with five touchdowns.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Publication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publication. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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