cyclopedias

variants also cyclopaedias
plural of cyclopedia

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Noun
  • This initiative aims to empower artists, giving them control and better compensation for their catalogs, especially for legacy tracks where original contracts have expired.
    Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • The new bundle should help the two mid-tier services pool catalogues and blunt churn while minimizing the onerous cost of trying to compete on spending with the global giants.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • The cheap paperbacks with yellowed pages, outdated cookbooks, and encyclopedias can be tossed.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
  • Holmquist traces his devotion to history back to age 7, when his parents bought him a set of encyclopedias.
    Jim Dudlicek, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Noun
  • Password candidates came from custom dictionaries with as many as eight words, common keyboard patterns, and cracking rules.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 17 June 2026
  • Although dictionaries are imperfect, their definitions are the result of the rigorous study of word meaning and adherence to the scientific process of lexicography, the practice of writing and editing dictionaries and other reference materials.
    Phillip M. Carter, The Conversation, 28 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.
    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
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“Cyclopedias.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyclopedias. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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