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as in paperback
a set of printed sheets of paper bound together between covers and forming a work of fiction or nonfiction
I bought another new book yesterday, and I can't wait to read it
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as in newspaper
a publication that appears at regular intervals
older people in these parts still tend to call a magazine a book
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as in scoop
information not generally available to the public
what's the book on the new company president?
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as in to move
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to leave a place often for another
I'm running late, so I've got to book
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Recent Examples of book
Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2025
Disruption of the board follows the board’s 3-1 vote in September to relocate 23 books in the library’s collection, moving 20 to the adult section and placing three behind the circulation desk, the Idaho Statesman previously reported.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 17 Jan. 2025
Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Jan. 2025
From sunny Los Angeles to party-central New York City, you’re bound to find an Airbnb on this list to book for you and your BFFs.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 3 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The biographical drama is inspired by Elijah Wald’s 2015 book Dylan Goes Electric, and focuses on Dylan’s early career in the 1960s, culminating in his controversial performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festiva.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2025
Disruption of the board follows the board’s 3-1 vote in September to relocate 23 books in the library’s collection, moving 20 to the adult section and placing three behind the circulation desk, the Idaho Statesman previously reported.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
Others are booking it for bachelorette and birthday parties and corporate events.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Jan. 2025
From sunny Los Angeles to party-central New York City, you’re bound to find an Airbnb on this list to book for you and your BFFs.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for book
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So read the book now before the paperback gets one of those horrid movie-poster covers.Vulture Editors, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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It got republished as a mass market paperback and sold nearly a million copies.Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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While that was happening, the common window through which most Americans learned about the country and the world — TV, newspapers, radio — was shattered into dozens of shards of glass, based on consumer's personal preferences.Axios, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
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But even the most horrified readers of the newspapers in 1924 did not get to see the murder actually committed.F.K. Plous, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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The helicopters and scoop planes dump water on spot fires, letting firefighters close in and extinguish them.Alec Luhn, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
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Editors’ Picks How a Maker of Weighted Stuffed Animals Spends Her Sundays If an actual meal is unappealing, other options include a smoothie or a scoop of collagen in your coffee (for protein), Ms. Malone said.Elizabeth Passarella, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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Instead go for larger pieces of ice, even if this means having a separate tray in your freezer that’s reserved for cocktails.Patrice J. Williams, Essence, 15 Jan. 2025
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Copyright © 2025, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. All rights reserved.My Ly, arkansasonline.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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The couple had just moved from their modest fixer-upper in Altadena’s Janes Village to their dream home in architect Gregory Ain’s Park Planned homes, when the Eaton fire roared to life.Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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The road was so clogged with panicked residents that traffic was barely moving, Ms. Horowitz said, and an emergency responder told everyone to abandon their vehicles and flee toward the beach on foot.Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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The research was published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Those are the main findings of a study my colleague and I recently published in the journal Science.Joseph Cimpian, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2025
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Electrical and heating safety tips While the power supply should be sufficient during this storm, here are some tips for staying safe during an outage.Dominique Sabins, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
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Timely tax tips and the latest news delivered to your inbox weekly Kelly Phillips Erb is a Philadelphia-area Forbes senior writer who covers tax and financial crimes.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Key to this initial foothold in the industry was grabbing the attention of Uptown CEO Andre Harrell, who hired him as an intern and ushered him into the label’s A&R department.Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
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Jones hired Kutler away from CNN in 2022, and Jones will stay at MSNBC in an advisory role until March.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Book.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/book. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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