as in perfect
being entirely without fault or flaw
the players gave a picture-book performance that will go down in the annals of football as one of the all-time great games
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Recent Examples of picture-book
Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2023
Cereza and the Lost Demon is easy to fall in love with as a magical picture-book that deviates into the macabre side of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland.
—Joshua Khan, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2023
Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
Some children were at the Miami protest with their parents, including four-year-old Ellie MacLaren, who was sitting on the grass near the Torch of Friendship flipping through a picture book of dragons and castles and placing dragon stickers on the pages.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The spread of literacy, newfangled methods of production and an almost mystical efflorescence of creativity combined to produce superb and lasting works of picture-book art.
—Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2023
Cereza and the Lost Demon is easy to fall in love with as a magical picture-book that deviates into the macabre side of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland.
—Joshua Khan, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2023
Noun
Riccoboni doesn’t take himself too seriously, admitting that his science-fiction picture book serves up otherworldly tales that some might find only mildly amusing.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
Some children were at the Miami protest with their parents, including four-year-old Ellie MacLaren, who was sitting on the grass near the Torch of Friendship flipping through a picture book of dragons and castles and placing dragon stickers on the pages.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picture-book
Adjective
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And his two Super Bowls were against the New England Patriots, taking down Belichick and Tom Brady to spoil their perfect 2007 season and the 2011 campaign.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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With enticing descriptions and exquisite photography, the book is perfect for travelers to leaf through for destination inspiration.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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His debut album, Upon This Rock, didn’t sell many copies and would lead to his getting dropped from Capitol Records in 1969, but would go down in history as the first Christian rock album.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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But early albums did not produce songs with mass appeal, at times frustrating record label executives who craved shorter, radio-friendly tunes that would drive sales.—
Adam Levine,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Create high-ticket offers to attract ideal clients, earn more, and work less.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The ideal time to do this is during a brake replacement (just saves a little labor).—
John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Jamie Reid, the graphic designer who made the famous image of Queen Elizabeth II with a safety pin through her mouth, did the cover for the first English-language Situationist anthology.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Taking on a season-long storyline rather than the anthology format of the '90s TV series, Goosebumps follows a group of teens who are haunted by the ghost of another teen, Harold Biddle.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The flawless redesign integrates historic decorative elements with contemporary touches.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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Mater Dei will need a near-flawless effort to beat the Eagles.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Graham Thomas,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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To warn community members when ICE agents are nearby, Sherman Austin, an activist and technician in Long Beach, California, created a national database of license plates connected with immigration operations, and a text alert system to track and broadcast the movements of federal agents.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The German is an excellent all-round forward who excels in bringing the best out of the teammates around him.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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While not every product in the brand’s SOS collection includes hypochlorous acid (an excellent anti-acneic ingredient), the serum does.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Over the next 300 years, chapbooks and broadside ballads became mainstays in Britain.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
8 Nov. 2025
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The students spend the semester writing and polishing a novel excerpt, memoir excerpt, or chapbook length collection of poetry.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Sep. 2025
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