cardboard

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Recent Examples of cardboard The cardboard Christmas houses, decorated with glitter, twigs, and other items, are said to have originated with the Moravians who once created decorative Christmas villages built around Christmas trees, generally as an extension of a nativity. Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2024 Her family celebrated holidays in hotels with cardboard Christmas trees. Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024 One older trick to protect young stems is fitting the cardboard portion of a toilet paper roll around the stem as a barrier. Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2023 Then, boxes were shallow cardboard squares with flaps to lock them into place. Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2023 See All Example Sentences for cardboard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cardboard
Adjective
  • Designers like Ledet like using Michaels' ready-made for client projects.
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Why spend hours straightening and perfecting when this wig comes ready-made for that polished, effortless vibe?
    Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This replaces a solid material that replaces the flammable liquid electrolyte found in conventional batteries.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The smaller Nomads will be powered by hybrid electric drivetrains, while the larger ones will use conventional engines.
    David Szondy October 19, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • What exactly was the charm of these books which critics had written off initially as being unimaginative and derivative?
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Sure, last season was punctuated by an intriguing finish, but for the most part, Canales’ offense has felt unimaginative.
    DIAMOND VENCES, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Keep canned fish and beans on hand for quick, protein-rich meals.
    Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Budget-friendly, protein-packed, and often requiring not more than a dump-and-stir, canned beans are the perfect ingredient for making something out of nothing.
    Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In sales, trust is currency, and nothing burns trust faster than sounding unoriginal, lazy or shady.
    Don Markland, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Meta said unoriginal content is when images or videos are reused without crediting the original creator.
    Zach Vallese, CNBC, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • But an uninspired and shallow story – which includes a rape scene demanded by the studio – hampers his attempts to entice us with a chilling and menacing tone.
    Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The team played uninspired football against the Wildcats.
    Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Conversations in dorm rooms and lecture halls consist of roughly 97% university-loathing and imitative protests to fire coaches and athletic directors.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Third-party imitative learning from an immigrating parrot’s flockmates may facilitate overall group integration and social bonding and may even give rise to cultural conventions of coordinated movements or gestures.
    GrrlScientist, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • What exactly was the charm of these books which critics had written off initially as being unimaginative and derivative?
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Companies should track short interest levels and derivative trading around the time of the short report.
    Tim Reynolds, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Cardboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cardboard. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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