as in hardcover
a published work that has a thick paper cover
The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers.
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Recent Examples of paperback
Lost City Books in Adams Morgan is throwing a spring sidewalk sale Saturday and Sunday with $2 paperbacks, $3 hardcovers and $5 oversized books.
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Anna Spiegel, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
The following bookshops boast a large selection of English books, ranging from secondhand paperbacks to high-end art books and everything in between.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Yard and garage sales were flush with the sale of paperbacks.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
The first 13 volumes of the Apothecary Diaries light novel series are available in English via ebook or paperback.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
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Anna Spiegel, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
The following bookshops boast a large selection of English books, ranging from secondhand paperbacks to high-end art books and everything in between.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Yard and garage sales were flush with the sale of paperbacks.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
The first 13 volumes of the Apothecary Diaries light novel series are available in English via ebook or paperback.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paperback
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Miller writes in her book that dandified Black servants in 18th century England were forced to wear gold, brass and silver collars with padlocks to signify their owners' wealth.—
Renee Anderson,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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The film series — which is based on Stephenie Meyer's books of the same name — are all now available to stream on Netflix.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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“Paperback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paperback. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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