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as in Bible
capitalized a book made up of the writings accepted by Christians as coming from God offered to swear on the Book that everything had happened just as he said

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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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book

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verb

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Recent Examples of book
Noun
Jen had read his book and was familiar with his work. Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025 Each of the seven Harry Potter books will make up an entire season. Alex Ritman, Variety, 14 July 2025
Verb
Police said on June 6 that Allen was booked into the Main Jail, and jail records indicate he was subsequently released. Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025 Barry Morphew was arrested near Phoenix, Arizona, on June 20, booking documents show. Adam Sabes , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for book
Recent Examples of Synonyms for book
Noun
  • Their first encounters, like those of Malaparte’s other early American readers, came via pulpy Signet paperbacks in the nineteen-fifties.
    Thomas Meaney, New Yorker, 2 July 2025
  • Gen was stupidly tall and although her shoes were falling apart, her relaxed, graceful pace made Emily think of paintings of gentlemen from bygone eras, the kind on paperbacks like The Age of Innocence.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 19 July 2025
  • President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Friday against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch a day after the newspaper published a story reporting on his ties to wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • Add a scoop of collagen for skin and joint health, along with your favorite sweetener to taste. 10.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 22 July 2025
  • Jeni's: Free sundae fudge sauce with any scoop shop order.
    Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2025
Verb
  • The use of different radio frequencies – different lanes on the radio highway – is closely regulated, and a few narrow lanes are reserved for radio astronomy.
    Lucia McCallum, Space.com, 26 July 2025
  • Copyright © 2025, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. All rights reserved.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 July 2025
Verb
  • Residents of several communities were ordered to move inland to higher ground.
    John Bacon, USA Today, 20 July 2025
  • These days, the model keeps a low profile and has completely moved away from the limelight.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 20 July 2025
Noun
  • According to Healthcare Workers Watch, a Palestinian non-governmental organization that has been cited in medical journals and international media reports, Sultan was the seventieth health-care worker killed in the Gaza Strip in the past fifty days alone.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 19 July 2025
  • The research was published July 16 in the journal Nature.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Noun
  • Send ideas and tips to arlyssa.becenti@arizonarepublic.com.
    Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2025
  • Best Dressed Vogue Daily newsletter Get the latest fashion stories, style, and tips, handpicked for you, every day.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 20 July 2025
Verb
  • The complaints about contractors hired to do work around people’s homes are legion.
    LEW SICHELMAN, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
  • Laptop farm When her clients got hired, Chapman would receive their corporate laptops in the mail.
    Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2025

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“Book.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/book. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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