as in hardcover
a published work that has a thick paper cover
The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers.
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Recent Examples of paperback
There will be books of all kinds, hardcover, paperback, fiction and non-fiction.
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Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Dell Books published it as a 64-page paperback with a cover the exact shade of pink of a can of Tab diet soda.
—Mimi Pond, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The final quarter of this paperback is about how deeply the Beats affected Fratzke as a young writer.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
In one week following the show’s release, the publisher went back to press twice on the trade paperback and saw a +5,000% increase across all formats in the same one-week period year over year.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
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Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Dell Books published it as a 64-page paperback with a cover the exact shade of pink of a can of Tab diet soda.
—Mimi Pond, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The final quarter of this paperback is about how deeply the Beats affected Fratzke as a young writer.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
In one week following the show’s release, the publisher went back to press twice on the trade paperback and saw a +5,000% increase across all formats in the same one-week period year over year.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paperback
Noun
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Even the hardcover only got advance praise from Kirkus and PW.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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Soft dust jackets and hardcover photo books are available in almost every colorway.—
Architectural Digest,
Architectural Digest,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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After dropping 43 points against Golden State on Tuesday, Doncic somehow topped it, finishing with 49 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists and etching his name in the history books for several reasons.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The sports books spend hundreds of millions on advertising annually, primarily during games, along with pregame and post-game shows, according to MediaRadar, which tracks and estimates ad spending.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Paperback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paperback. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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