B1 to make information available to people, especially in a book, magazine, or newspaper, or to produce and sell a book, magazine, or newspaper:
She's just had an article published in their weekend supplement.
The government publishes figures every six months showing how many people are unemployed.
The names of the winners of the competition will be published in June.
She was only 19 when her first novel was published.
More examples
- Her publishers knew they were taking a gamble when they agreed to publish such an unusual novel.
- Newspapers publish these outrageous stories because they know what their public wants.
- She agreed not to publish the names of the people involved.
- Last week the commission published its long-awaited report on the problem of teenage pregnancies.
- Photographs were published of her in a compromising position with her bodyguard.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
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