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a record of personal experiences, reflections, or ideas kept regularly for private use the writer faithfully records his dreams in a journal, believing that they are a vital key to self-understanding

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Recent Examples of journal China’s academic scientific output, as measured by publications in Nature journals, has surpassed that of the U.S. Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2025 The team's study was published in March in the journal JGR Planets. Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2025 As detailed in a study published last week in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science, the living bacteria survived in the structure for an extended amount of time, laying the groundwork for more environmentally friendly and self-healing construction material down the line. Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025 In a study published in the journal Nature Astronomy on April 14, 2025, my planetary scientist colleagues and I tried to answer an age-old question: Where are all the carbonaceous chondrites? Patrick M. Shober, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for journal
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Noun
  • In 1934, South Carolina newspaper archives include a traveler's story of encountering salted watermelon and pumpkin seeds at restaurants in Hiroshima, Japan.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Conclave members are sworn to absolute secrecy and have minimal contact with the outside world: Televisions, radios, phones, cameras, computers, newspapers and magazines are banned, and no written or verbal correspondence with anyone outside the conclave is allowed.
    Christopher Watson, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But the heart of the film lies in his writings — letters, diaries and poems, most of which were found on his body.
    Lise Pedersen, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
  • After the diary room, Rourke returned to the group and pulled Siwa aside to apologize.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The society published a periodical called the Advocate of Moral Reform, as well as pamphlets addressed to upper-class audiences.
    Jenna Deep, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Similarly, Amos Kendall, the nation’s postmaster general, adopted an extreme states’ rights position and suppressed the periodicals in the interest of buttressing local mores.
    Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • And Phoebe Cleary Rudd, 29, has grown online hospitality magazine The Sauce to 600,000 monthly readers and is expanding into Club Sauce, an influencer marketing platform.
    Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Last week, the restaurant hosted a dinner party to celebrate the release of i-D magazine’s inaugural issue under new ownership.
    Laura Neilson, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Jonestown massacre has been the subject of several documentaries and books.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
  • McInnis suggests books New Kid by Jerry Craft and Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson to read together.
    Ashleigh N. DeLuca, Parents, 23 Apr. 2025

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“Journal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journal. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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