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as in diary
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 The study was published in the journal Obesity. New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2025 Findings Line Up With Growing Scientific Consensus The draft report hasn’t yet been peer-reviewed, which is a common step in research submitted to academic journals in order to ensure accuracy. Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 12 Sep. 2025 Following the law’s publication in the EU official journal, member states will have 20 months following its entry into force to transpose the rules into national legislation. Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025 Reflect, realign and journal among the stacks in this one-hour restorative session followed by a mimosa (or non-alcoholic sparkling beverage) toast and private access to Book Society. American Booksellers Association, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for journal
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Noun
  • In what was once the typesetting room of the Miami Daily News, later called the Miami News, large scrolls of clippings can be viewed by visitors using hand cranks that mimic a newspaper rolling off the press.
    Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • To add insult to injury, the newspaper’s staff of five now occupies half a floor in Enervate headquarters in downtown Toledo, a grand pre-war building that was once dedicated entirely to the paper.
    Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • One is Bruce's private diary, and the other is a larger, public declaration.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The journal is a combination of a diary and sketchbook, with a mix of lined and blank pages.
    Yamillah Hurtado, People.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This free periodical focuses on the brand’s philosophy of making everyday life better and more comfortable for everyone and is distributed in its stores.
    Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Founded by Jonathan Blount, Cecil Hollingsworth, Edward Lewis and Clarence O. Smith, ESSENCE was among the first major periodicals dedicated to celebrating the interior lives, aspirations and complexities of modern Black women.
    Essence, Essence, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The senior editor for the free speech absolutist Reason magazine said her firing was fully justified as being due to journalistic malpractice.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The team analyzed data collected from 2003 to 2023 from more than 236,000 Americans as part of the American Time Use Survey; the data included how often participants read physical books, magazines, newspapers, or listened to audio and electronic books on an average day.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Additionally, a tote that can hold a laptop is a must in our book these days for working on the go.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Wiersma and her multi-generational co-authors— banker Chantal Korteweg, veterinarian Lidewij Wiersma and management trainee Tessel van Willigen—had gathered for a stop on their book tour at Bibliothèque, a wine bar in SoHo in New York City.
    Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Journal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journal. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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