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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
slang
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
Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Bright was unfamiliar with the series before getting an audition, but was vaguely aware that hockey romance books were a thing.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 11 May 2026
Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
That makes booking a newer ship one of the simplest ways to stack the odds in your favor.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
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Noun
Mrs Dalloway was published on May 14, 1925 by Hogarth Press, the publishing house Woolf ran with her husband, Leonard Woolf, with a now-iconic book cover created by Woolf’s sister Vanessa Bell.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Bright was unfamiliar with the series before getting an audition, but was vaguely aware that hockey romance books were a thing.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 11 May 2026
Verb
Both can be booked in advance by contacting the property.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
That makes booking a newer ship one of the simplest ways to stack the odds in your favor.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for book
Noun
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This week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for fiction and nonfiction • The 27 books out in paperback this month • Is satire really dead?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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The pulpy setup befits a paperback crime thriller but is infused with some self-aware marital satire.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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After earning his undergraduate degree from Moody Bible Institute, Ben began working as an elder at Immanuel Baptist Church in Springdale, Ark.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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One fan told Rife to carry salt, a lighter, a Bible and a crucifix at all times.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
5 Aug. 2025
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The university's newspaper The Daily Nexus reported that campus crime rates have been on the rise since 2022 — with more reports of rape, dating violence and stalking.—
Bethany Brown,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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In February, a local newspaper, the Big Bend Sentinel, reported that construction was imminent.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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In goes a scoop of lard, then eight corn tortillas, fanned out and briskly dressed with onions, salsas rojo and verde, and ragged strips of beef.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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This top has a similar scoop neckline and is made from a cotton blend for a breathable and comfortable fit in warmer temperatures.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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The April 10 letter said the company reserved availability for the bargaining committee during the week of April 20.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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According to the settlement website, the money is reserved for people whose personal information was accessed during the 2023 data breach.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
Verb
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The campaign now moves forward with voters weighing sharply different visions for California’s future as the primary draws closer.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The Raiders had their worst season since moving to Las Vegas last year.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The Night Action was printed in hardcover in the US 1966, and then again as a paperback a year later, but has since fallen out of print, and out of memory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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This hardcover collection of recipes retails for $35.—
Joseph Erbentraut,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Apr. 2026
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Now, in the journal Nature Neuroscience, a team describes a solution that decodes a person's brain waves to choose which voice their hearing system will amplify.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
14 May 2026
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In a study published Wednesday in the scientific journal Nature, Chinese geneticist Fu Qiaomei and her colleagues successfully extracted and analyzed ancient enamel proteins from the teeth unearthed at three sites in China.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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“Book.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/book. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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