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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cardboard
Adjective
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Drag performance, with its abundance of wigs, campy makeup and death drops, is ready-made for Halloween.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Designers like Ledet like using Michaels' ready-made for client projects.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That sentiment, while proclaimed in jest, captures a current appetite among many celebrities and fans alike to break away from conventional interviews in favor of more authentic and flavorful content.—
Yahya Salem,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Reports claimed that the KSOT is designed to provide a fast, efficient and effective solution to strengthen the Indonesia’s maritime combat capabilities, while complementing its existing fleet of conventional submarines.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Dalton wasn’t helped by an unimaginative game plan from the offensive coaches.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Oct. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Opt for canned cranberry sauce or look for tubs in the refrigerator section at certain retailers like Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods Market if ‘tis the season.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Nov. 2025
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The market does not sell canned or processed foods, its website notes.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In sales, trust is currency, and nothing burns trust faster than sounding unoriginal, lazy or shady.—
Don Markland,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Meta said unoriginal content is when images or videos are reused without crediting the original creator.—
Zach Vallese,
CNBC,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Fulham defended their penalty box poorly and were uninspired in possession.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Special teams had missed kicks; the defense allowed 216 rushing yards from one player; the offense led by backup Andy Dalton was turning the ball over and appeared generally uninspired.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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It may be borrowed or coined, named after a person, inspired by a place or imitative of a sound.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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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
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The news comes in the wake of Lionsgate inking a deal with Millennium Films to acquire rights to develop and produce all derivative works of The Expendables franchise, and global distribution rights to John Rambo.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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The mini-major also secured the rights to develop and produce all future derivative works based on The Expendables franchise, including potential film and television projects, video games and immersive experiences (the mind boggles).—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Cardboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cardboard. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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