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Recent Examples of hardcover
The photo-rich hardcover follows a 1,200-mile odyssey into the heart of the world’s driest non-polar desert, the Atacama Desert in Chile.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
The Night Action was printed in hardcover in the US 1966, and then again as a paperback a year later, but has since fallen out of print, and out of memory.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
This hardcover collection of recipes retails for $35.
—Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
The trade and deluxe hardcover editions will then release simultaneously wherever books are sold on March 2, 2027.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
The Night Action was printed in hardcover in the US 1966, and then again as a paperback a year later, but has since fallen out of print, and out of memory.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
This hardcover collection of recipes retails for $35.
—Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
The trade and deluxe hardcover editions will then release simultaneously wherever books are sold on March 2, 2027.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardcover
Noun
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The paperback edition of The Last Ferry Out hits shelves on June 16 and is available now for preorder, wherever books are sold.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
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On the other, are lower-cost paperbacks and print-on-demand books aimed at maintaining accessibility.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
Noun
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This limited-edition box includes all seven hardback books in a chest that looks identical to the ones Harry would use to transport his belongings from the Dursleys to Hogwarts.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
1 May 2026
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The bottom shelf bump-out adds only two inches but creates a shelf deep enough for hardbacks.—
Amy Panos,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Mar. 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 23 Jun. 2026.
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