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Recent Examples of hardcover
For an additional price, guests can get a hardcover copy of the book.
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Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
Old hardcover books with red covers or gold edges add a festive touch to any vignette.
—Ashley Poskin, Martha Stewart, 1 Feb. 2026
Thrift stores and secondhand shops often have various inexpensive hardcover books to choose from, Keyes says.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 29 Jan. 2026
The book will be published in hardcover and ebook by Knopf, and in audio by Penguin Random House.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
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Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
Old hardcover books with red covers or gold edges add a festive touch to any vignette.
—Ashley Poskin, Martha Stewart, 1 Feb. 2026
Thrift stores and secondhand shops often have various inexpensive hardcover books to choose from, Keyes says.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 29 Jan. 2026
The book will be published in hardcover and ebook by Knopf, and in audio by Penguin Random House.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardcover
Noun
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The text of the article is a reasonable summation of her career, beginning with the present (Wifey is a smash, in its third printing, paperback rights sold for $350,000) and looking back at her beginnings (the NYU writing class, early rejection letters).—
Mark Oppenheimer,
Vulture,
25 Feb. 2026
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For years, mass-market paperbacks have been credited with making books more accessible and affordable.—
Theara Coleman,
TheWeek,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Shelves are stacked with hardback books and vases and walls adorned with sea life prints.—
Tim Chester,
Robb Report,
5 Mar. 2026
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For example, drape the pillowcase opening over the back of a hardback chair or smaller pieces of luggage to keep them clean during storage.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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After the lawsuit was filed, the jail changed its mail policy, and softcover books as well as periodicals published by the nonprofit were accepted into the jail.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
12 Dec. 2025
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The softcover reading guide highlights ten of the most vital works to the Mythos.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Experiment, paperbound, 2014).—
Jessica Wapner,
Scientific American,
16 Nov. 2020
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As the first nodes of the internet were being wired together, the Catalog became a paperbound search engine.—
Fred Turner,
Harper's magazine,
10 Jan. 2019
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“Hardcover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardcover. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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