weeklies

noun

plural of weekly
as in newspapers
an publication that is issued once every week enjoyed the fishing reports in the outdoor club's weekly

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Recent Examples of weeklies Susan Orlean’s memoir promises insight not only into her start at alt-weeklies, her journalism, and her brilliant narrative nonfiction works, but also provides a blueprint for how to live a creative life. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025 The original ownership group sold the Reader in 2007 to Creative Loafing, a small chain of alternative weeklies based in Atlanta. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026 Some of these digital pamphlets provide terse, functional updates while others act as the successors to bygone alt-weeklies, covering cultural happenings and carrying out local-interest investigations. — Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 14 May 2026 While major alt-weeklies such as the Village Voice (which became part of Westword’s parent company during some consolidation in the industry) and smaller papers have closed in recent years, Westword has found a way to hang on in both print and online. — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2026 The Southern California News Group is made up of 11 daily news publications and several weeklies throughout Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. — Michele Cardon, Daily News, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weeklies
  1. newspapers
  2. journals
  3. magazines
  4. books
  5. dailies
  6. periodicals
Noun
  • Bay Area News Group competed in Division 1, the contest’s category for California’s largest newspapers.
    — Bryce Martin, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
  • Mentions of her appeared in major newspapers during her career.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of newspapers
Noun
  • It was widely observed and discussed in journals of the era and later became part of Revolutionary War Lore.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 4 July 2026
  • This was so common that most American brewing journals were printed in both English and German until the start of World War I in 1914.
    — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Definition of journals
Noun
  • The state tightened its restrictions after the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, when a gunman armed with an AR-15-style rifle and large-capacity magazines killed 26 children and teachers.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Chas Newkey-Burden has been part of The Week Digital team for more than a decade and a journalist for 25 years, starting out on the irreverent football weekly 90 Minutes, before moving to lifestyle magazines Loaded and Attitude.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 29 June 2026
Definition of magazines
Noun
  • The Legislature’s independent fiscal analysts have also raised concerns that the state’s books remain vulnerable to the specter of a deep drop-off in the stock market.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
  • Barrett and Jackson each reported the most extensive travel of court justices promoting their books in 2025.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Definition of books
Noun
  • The Sixteen camera merges the analog appeal of film with the instant digital playback of video, giving the filmmaker free rein to shoot with creativity while ensuring producers and editors will have immediate access to the digital images as dailies, for backup and quick editing.
    — Shirl Leigh June 15, New Atlas, 15 June 2026
  • That sort of flamboyant overstatement became central to Turner’s personal brand—and made for irresistible copy in the dailies.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 May 2026
Definition of dailies
Noun
  • The center’s resources—all free—include more than a million books and periodicals, with 400 terminals and 75 staff members available to help dig through them.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
  • Galaxy, Analog, and Amazing Stories, those three periodicals – and our bathroom was piled high.
    — Ben Mankiewicz, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Definition of periodicals

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