- present participle of publish.
publishing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of publishing
1375–1425; late Middle English (gerund); see publish, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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In publishing the data, the agency provides a snapshot of the highest-paid employees in the state, though it does not identify workers by name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Warner agreed to pay the filmmakers millions of dollars on top of the deal with Henderson, which let him hold on to certain rights including publishing and games, the people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Widdecombe continued writing, publishing four fiction novels and an autobiography, and made many broadcast appearances, including as a guest host of news quiz Have I Got News for You.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Journalists are expected to avoid publishing diagnoses without confirmation and to avoid speculation that could mislead audiences.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
As mass media has grown corporatized—with journalism, publishing, moviemaking, and the music business getting sold and merged into fewer and larger monoliths— geeks feel ever more entitled to take whatever intellectual property they want.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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