fanzine

noun

Definition of fanzinenext
as in zine

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Recent Examples of fanzine But outside of wrestling-centric fanzines, daytime TV, and tabloids — especially the New York Post — the story was largely ignored by major media outlets. — David Bixenspan, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024 Pavements The Bottom Line A hearty fanzine of a movie. — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2024 Cross also founded and for many years edited the Bruce Springsteen magazine Backstreets, possibly the best regarded of all the fanzines devoted to a single artist. — Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Aug. 2024 The Hugo Awards, established in 1953, has 15 categories, including best novel, best short story and best fanzine. — Louis Mian, CNN, 23 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for fanzine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fanzine
  1. zine
  2. newspaper
  3. periodical
  4. mag
  5. magazine
  6. journal
  7. gazette
  8. serial
Noun
  • Larson kept the vibes going after with a vinyl DJ set as Pitchfork readers and critics mingled at the bar, had their zines signed, and lounged around Baby’s flipping through their copies.
    — Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The data hoarders collect zines, manuals, family photos, old television shows, and defunct websites—just about everything digital or digitizable at risk of disappearance.
    — Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of zine
Noun
  • From traditional newspapers to blogs, the rule is the same: If there is a qualified expert who can deliver a newsworthy opinion, it will be given strong consideration.
    — Nancy Marshall, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • There were more than 100 magazines and newspapers devoted to the sport.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Definition of newspaper
Noun
  • 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
  • The Democrat and the Gazette even blamed the Black residents of Elaine for the violence and the Black periodicals the Chicago Defender and The Crisis (the NAACP’s magazine) for inciting racial hatred.
    — Christmaelle Vernet & Kathy Roberts Forde / Made by History, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Definition of periodical
Noun
  • Your decision might come down to picking between two popular options, like the 10mm vs .44 mag bear guns.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 21 Feb. 2025
  • After working at The Source, Wilson departed the mag for XXL in 1999 and then later established the online version of the publication in 2005.
    — Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of mag
Noun
  • This story first appeared in the April 2 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
  • According to Time magazine, she was invited to Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence after launching attacks on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who challenged Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
    — Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of magazine
Noun
  • The findings of the double-blind, randomized study were published in the journal JAMA.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • In Roman religion, she was symbolically connected to the moon, as its phases were thought to correspond with harvests, which could explain the female statue’s lunula pendant, per the journal.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
Definition of journal
Noun
  • The Turkish government finalized the step by publishing the measure in an official gazette.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The bill will then go into effect within 120 days of its publication in Thailand’s government gazette.
    — Abby Monteil, Them, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of gazette
Noun
  • The soap opera is a genre older than the invention of the television, dating all the way back to radio serials of the early 20th century.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
  • After beginning her acting career in the 1950s with appearances on a few anthology series, Hirson joined ABC’s daytime serial The Edge of Night in the series regular role of the vengeful and sometimes murderous Stephanie Martin.
    — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 20 Feb. 2025
Definition of serial

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“Fanzine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanzine. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

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