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a reference work that contains information about many different subjects or a lot of information about a particular subject
The school library's encyclopedia occupied much of the bookshelf. an encyclopedia of literature
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Recent Examples of encyclopedia
And, according to Amos, the full encyclopedia of Black beauty from the 18th century ‘till modern day, will be seen on the red carpet.
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India Espy-Jones, Essence, 2 May 2025
The archaeological riches in the Titanic’s debris field are an unopened encyclopedia.
—Sean Kingsley, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
Several information experts said that Mr. Trump’s executive orders have authoritarian overtones, reminiscent of when Russia cloned Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia, and stripped it of unflattering material.
—Tiffany Hsu, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Wikipedia is paying the price for the AI boom: The online encyclopedia is grappling with rising costs from bots scraping its articles to train AI models, which is straining the site’s bandwidth.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
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India Espy-Jones, Essence, 2 May 2025
The archaeological riches in the Titanic’s debris field are an unopened encyclopedia.
—Sean Kingsley, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
Several information experts said that Mr. Trump’s executive orders have authoritarian overtones, reminiscent of when Russia cloned Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia, and stripped it of unflattering material.
—Tiffany Hsu, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Wikipedia is paying the price for the AI boom: The online encyclopedia is grappling with rising costs from bots scraping its articles to train AI models, which is straining the site’s bandwidth.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
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Christmas hams, party cocktails, elegant layer cakes, and cookout classics fill the dictionaries of Southern family recipes, but one of my favorites is a simple vinaigrette from my grandmother.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
21 June 2025
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Most players use the CSW (Collins Scrabble Words) dictionary, which accepts both U.S. and U.K. English spellings and is more generous with two-letter words than most dictionaries.—
Barry Collins,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Wilson leaves behind a singular catalog of pop and rock music, which is of course headlined by his work in the ’60s and ’70s with The Beach Boys, alongside his brothers Carl and Dennis, cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
17 June 2025
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Visitors from around the world flock here for authentic sound system vibes and deep catalog knowledge.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
17 June 2025
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There were reports that the players took charge after a couple of games and insisted on changes to the starting XI, wrote Brian Glanville in his book, The History of the World Cup, although these suggestions are denied by members of Feola’s coaching staff.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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By the time the sportswriter Sam Smith published a book about the Bulls’ 1990-91 season, in which Jordan and the Bulls finally broke the Pistons’ stranglehold on the Eastern Conference, Jordan was one of the most famous men on the planet.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2025
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Younger voters are inheriting a global environment that is far more multipolar, fragmented, and ideologically diffuse than the Cold War framework their textbooks still teach.—
Nuri Kino,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Ellory Morgan had been staring in rising dismay at the dense pages of her Con Law textbook for over two hours, and in that time her mind, her soul, and her confidence had expired.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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“Encyclopedia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encyclopedia. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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