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
  • Why spend hours straightening and perfecting when this wig comes ready-made for that polished, effortless vibe?
    Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Jimmy Fallon $16 million With a show ready-made for social media, Fallon’s The Tonight Show dominates late-night competitors in the digital space—but remains third in the ratings.
    Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • For drivers prioritizing affordability and conventional utility, models like the Ford F-150, Ram 1500, and Chevrolet Silverado 1500 may be more suitable.
    Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Unlike conventional models that primarily rely on current atmospheric readings, Google’s AI system analyzes historical hurricane data to uncover patterns that might elude human forecasters.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • An unimaginative offseason and years of poor drafting left had them no choice.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • For example, fish sticks and canned tuna that are wild-caught are cheaper.
    Simon Spichak, Health, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Reader Vicki Casey from Huntersville, North Carolina, shared this lovely recipe created by her thrifty mother-in-law that uses the juice leftover from canned pineapple to make a beautiful pie.
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 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
  • All those concerns about Dan Campbell’s team after an uninspired Week 1 loss in Green Bay?
    Zak Keefer, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Do your best not to chastise them for being uninspired.
    Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 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
  • Pending review of the documents, the two groups could file a derivative lawsuit, which allows shareholders to act on behalf of a company and sue the corporation’s own directors and officers, as well as other third parties who may have harmed the company.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Revise Visa Quotas Exclude derivative family members from the annual cap so that more principal investors can qualify—boosting capital injection without exceeding visa limits.
    Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Cardboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cardboard. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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