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as in paperbacks
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 periodicals
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 moves
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 books
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
On summer breaks during college, Pughsley got a gig selling books door-to-door in rural Iowa.
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Keith O’Brien,
New Yorker,
25 June 2026
It's filled with witchy icons that every spell-caster has to have in their home—broomsticks, spell books, potions, and more.
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Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 June 2026
Organizers hope the event will inspire meaningful conversations about representation in books while encouraging a stronger connection between readers and creators.
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Amari Riley,
Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2026
Publishers are stacking the deck for the fall, when a glut of books are sent into the world steeled for holiday gifting.
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Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
25 June 2026
The 2006 pop culture history books had Britney and Kevin, Brad and Angelina — and Clay and Kelly.
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Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
Editors These workers prepare articles and books for publication, helping writers shape and structure their work and checking for accuracy and clarity.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Here’s to joy, books, and friendship.
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Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
Joe Toscano,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Katie Wright, who books sports events for Anaheim’s tourism bureau, said there would be a market if her city built a sports park.
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Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
The retailer took into account which books readers continuously bought, rated, recommended and returned to over a period of time.
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Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
Plates slide, glassware jumps, and books tumble.
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Mitchell Owens,
Architectural Digest,
10 June 2026
Salustri books a cottage at one of the last remaining mom-and-pop stays in Islamorada, White Gate Court, a pet-friendly collection of cottages with its own private beach.
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Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
The high-speed internet works perfectly and covers up to four devices for free for anyone who books online and creates a profile.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
And, of course, all those Judith Michael books.
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Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
Bilt also released Neighborhood Concierge, an AI service that books restaurants, fitness classes, and travel through Bilt’s existing merchant pipes.
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Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
Noun
Meanwhile, Kapital developed medical drama Vital Signs with Tanen at ABC and Dead Letters with Unwell at Netflix with Lucy Hale attached to star and sold two other Thompson books to Peacock and Netflix.
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Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
On summer breaks during college, Pughsley got a gig selling books door-to-door in rural Iowa.
—
Keith O’Brien,
New Yorker,
25 June 2026
It's filled with witchy icons that every spell-caster has to have in their home—broomsticks, spell books, potions, and more.
—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 June 2026
Organizers hope the event will inspire meaningful conversations about representation in books while encouraging a stronger connection between readers and creators.
—
Amari Riley,
Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2026
Publishers are stacking the deck for the fall, when a glut of books are sent into the world steeled for holiday gifting.
—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
25 June 2026
The 2006 pop culture history books had Britney and Kevin, Brad and Angelina — and Clay and Kelly.
—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
Editors These workers prepare articles and books for publication, helping writers shape and structure their work and checking for accuracy and clarity.
—
Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Here’s to joy, books, and friendship.
—
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
Verb
The service quotes, handles objections, books the visit, and chases the estimates that never closed.
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Joe Toscano,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Katie Wright, who books sports events for Anaheim’s tourism bureau, said there would be a market if her city built a sports park.
—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
The retailer took into account which books readers continuously bought, rated, recommended and returned to over a period of time.
—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
Plates slide, glassware jumps, and books tumble.
—
Mitchell Owens,
Architectural Digest,
10 June 2026
Salustri books a cottage at one of the last remaining mom-and-pop stays in Islamorada, White Gate Court, a pet-friendly collection of cottages with its own private beach.
—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
The high-speed internet works perfectly and covers up to four devices for free for anyone who books online and creates a profile.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
And, of course, all those Judith Michael books.
—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
Bilt also released Neighborhood Concierge, an AI service that books restaurants, fitness classes, and travel through Bilt’s existing merchant pipes.
—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for books
Noun
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On the other, are lower-cost paperbacks and print-on-demand books aimed at maintaining accessibility.
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The cheap paperbacks with yellowed pages, outdated cookbooks, and encyclopedias can be tossed.
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The center’s resources—all free—include more than a million books and periodicals, with 400 terminals and 75 staff members available to help dig through them.
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Galaxy, Analog, and Amazing Stories, those three periodicals – and our bathroom was piled high.
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Trump had added his own name to the facade in December, over loud protests and in spite of lawsuits filed to stop him, and in spite of the law, which reserves such powers for Congress.
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An unusual sight for someone who generally reserves outward emotion only for special moments.
Verb
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If the plant moves forward to the construction stage, the expenditures will not be recovered through local electric utility customer rates or consumer bills.
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This risk decreases as the storm moves away.
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The taxing nature of executive roles, coupled with constant travel, high decision volumes, and immense stress, necessitates robust physical capacity.
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The best hair transplant clinics in Turkey run high volumes, which means their teams handle follicular unit work every day and maintain strict safety standards for screening and aftercare.
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Prosecutors, meanwhile, have alleged that Mangione meticulously planned the killing for months, documenting his thoughts in journals and traveling across the country before shooting Thompson in the back outside a business event in New York City, where neither of them lived.
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Under a subscription model, institutions and libraries that subscribe to journals cover the cost.
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Exposing city taxpayers to potential liability when CVI hires return to their past ways, which is known to happen, is extraordinarily misguided.
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An organization that hires for potential and then assigns only narrow, low-risk work has not given potential a chance to prove itself.
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Within a couple of hours, Wilkins’ replies to the post were flooded with accusations of favoritism, questioning the use of taxpayer funds to book her and mocking her sincerity about being chosen as a performer following high-profile exits from the event.
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Brady, meanwhile, has made the playoffs just twice with Ottawa — first-round exits each of the past two seasons.
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