hardbacks

Definition of hardbacksnext
plural of hardback

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Noun
  • Being able to pass the time reading without dealing with bulky paperbacks is a major improvement.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
  • This is not to say that all trade paperbacks are unserious or undeserving of coverage.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Passing on The Tillbrooks helps CBS, in its first upfront since parent Paramount Global’s acquisition by Skydance, balance its books.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Gratz is an award-winning journalist and author of several books about cities.
    Roberta Brandes Gratz, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This January, many such tomes on my shelves suddenly seemed to have offered all along nothing more than obfuscation, the opposite of illumination.
    Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The canal house—formerly a biblical museum—responds in kind, with religious tomes replaced by a commanding bust of Darwin himself.
    Karen Burshtein, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Hardbacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardbacks. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.

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