hardcovers

Definition of hardcoversnext
plural of hardcover

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardcovers
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
  • In the package was a grab bag of small pleasures to ease the difficulty of a lengthy deployment – Kind bars, candy, homemade fudge, Girl Scout cookies, puzzle books, pencils, pens, decks of cards and other games.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Duvick, senior research professor in French, has been studying the account books of Joseph Bailly (1774-1835) since 2005.
    Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 16 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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“Hardcovers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardcovers. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.

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