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Recent Examples of hardcover
In August of 2024, when the hardcover Book 1 came out, suddenly people were walking into stores and buying it and then posting about it on TikTok.
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 Feb. 2026
That's lighter than a typical hardcover book, which is a startling thing to consider given the dollar figure attached to it.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Choose from soft and hardcover options in two sizes.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
The East Village bookstore and bar has a regular lineup of events, but they’re mostly known as a place for a date with your hardcover.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 Feb. 2026
That's lighter than a typical hardcover book, which is a startling thing to consider given the dollar figure attached to it.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Choose from soft and hardcover options in two sizes.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
The East Village bookstore and bar has a regular lineup of events, but they’re mostly known as a place for a date with your hardcover.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardcover
Noun
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And yet, my favorite table at a bookstore will always be the new paperback table.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Mar. 2026
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Though little more than a précis of the actual book, this oversized paperback, printed on the pulpiest of papers, marked a watershed in my young life.—
Michael Dirda,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 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
Noun
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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 28 Mar. 2026.
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