journals

plural of journal
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as in diaries
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 journals With the mountain of new research and evidence published in oncology journals constantly expanding, evidence literally shifts by the day. Anna Forsythe, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Mangione allegedly kept journals that described his plans for the attack, his intent to send a message and condemnations of the health insurance industry. Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Gratitude journals are perfect as fall gifts or just to record your own favorite moments of the season. Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025 The main addition to the app this year (on all the platforms that now include it) is an option to create multiple different journals for different kinds of entries. ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025 Journal arrives from iOS, with the ability to create multiple journals and insert pictures inline with text. Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025 But his journals hinted at dozens more, and the FBI later catalogued more than 400 pieces of jewelry and clothing suspected to be trophies. Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025 There are mentions, traces, and shadows of it in letters from Milena to mutual friend and editor Max Brod, and by Kafka in his journals, but not in any significant, expository detail. Christine Estima september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025 Her academic credentials include published research in journals such as Nature Cell Biology and FASEB Journal, with extensive work on aging, nutrition, and disease prevention. Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for journals
Noun
  • Glancing at her letters and diaries there are delightful moments throughout.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Her diaries, two volumes of which have been published, reveal a wonderful writer, lyrical and self-lacerating.
    Anahid Nersessian, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Mendoza did not strike down the parts of HB 1069 that require school districts to follow a state policy for challenging books.
    James B. Blasingame, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2025
  • We like building Brio train sets, reading books and playing with Lego.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • My articles have been quoted in numerous newspapers and on CNN, ABC's Good Morning America, NBC's Today Show, Oprah and other TV and radio shows.
    Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 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
  • ByLaura Manske Based in NYC, Laura Manske has been a staff editor at many top magazines, as well as an award-winning freelance journalist and photographer.
    Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 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
  • By 1880, Jenkins had taken over Moffat’s operation entirely, selling the original business’s stock of Hallet & Davis pianos and Estey organs.
    Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Her organs didn't receive enough blood.
    Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Journals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journals. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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