the stacks

plural noun

: the rows of shelves where books are stored in a library

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Everything else -- the screens, the ink, the stacks of blank shirts -- is ready and waiting. Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026 Explore and discover Inside the stacks, zigzag shelves allow some of the books to be judged by their covers rather than by their spines. Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026 His love for libraries also led to new opportunities beyond the stacks. Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026 In turn, the stacks of dollar bills offer a chance that none of them thought possible. Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the stacks

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“The stacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20stacks. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.

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