paperweight
noun
pa·per·weight
ˈpā-pər-ˌwāt 
: a usually small heavy object used to hold down loose papers (as on a desk)
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It’s run by a brother and sister, who inherited it from their parents, and neatly displays film cameras, glass paperweights and fine china.
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Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Nearby sits a bullion-like paperweight engraved with TRUMP, in all caps; at this rate of converting subtext into text, the President will soon use his TRUMP paperweight to bash in the head of a bald eagle.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2025
Another myth, which Gallot denies vociferously, is that they've been used ever since as paperweights by successive conservators.
—Heller McAlpin, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
Plus: Irving Materials is bringing its cement truck to the party to help attendees make trilobite paperweights.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
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Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Nearby sits a bullion-like paperweight engraved with TRUMP, in all caps; at this rate of converting subtext into text, the President will soon use his TRUMP paperweight to bash in the head of a bald eagle.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2025
Another myth, which Gallot denies vociferously, is that they've been used ever since as paperweights by successive conservators.
—Heller McAlpin, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
Plus: Irving Materials is bringing its cement truck to the party to help attendees make trilobite paperweights.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Paperweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paperweight. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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paperweight
noun
pa·per·weight
ˈpā-pər-ˌwāt
: an object used to hold down loose papers by its weight
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