publication date
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of publication date
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Thailand is expected to release August inflation data during the week, though authorities sometimes change the publication date.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
He added that he could not give MPs a publication date, saying: "We are working flat out to agree the plan with everyone across government."
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
Yet The Nation’s Elie Mystal noticed something unusual about the publication date of Alito’s forthcoming doorstopper “So Ordered: An Originalist’s View of the Constitution, the Court, and the Country.”
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2026
September job numbers haven’t been released and October will likely be delayed as well, even if the shutdown ends before the scheduled Nov. 7 publication date.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2025
Mrs. Sharpe and the children wondered if there was any connection with the 1931 publication date of Lo!
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
