encyclopedias

plural of encyclopedia

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Recent Examples of encyclopedias Outdated sets of children’s encyclopedias that speak in the Voice of Empire. Teddy Wayne september 9, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025 Over the years, the team at Locust Grove, 561 Blankenbaker Lane, has seen all types of books come through its doors ahead of the sale — children's books, novels, encyclopedias, self-help books and more. Lillian Metzmeier, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encyclopedias
Noun
  • These two energies seduced me to find womxn who, through their artistic work, were open to rebellious acts such as publishing art books on essential topics.
    Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Why ban books, Postman asked, if no one bothers to read them?
    Time, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Others, like pain points and thought leaders, seem like things that AI got from business buzzword dictionaries.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Reservoir currently administers the publishing catalogs of Snoop Dog and Joni Mitchell, among others, as well as the rights to songs by Sheryl Crow, the Isley Brothers, Offset, and Sonny Rollins.
    Walden Green, Pitchfork, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The Supertramp and Police lawsuits invite us to reassess the value of their recording catalogs and to consider the issues arising from these conflicts more than four decades after the commercial peaks of both groups.
    Mike Alleyne, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Encyclopedias.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encyclopedias. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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