picture books

plural of picture book

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picture books
Noun
  • Madonna is a Grammy-winning music icon known for such multi-platinum-selling albums as Like a Virgin, True Blue and Like a Prayer, in addition to an acting career that includes A League of Their Own and Evita.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2026
  • Keys and Davis would work on four more albums together.
    Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • The third chapter of my book on anthologies, The Treasuries, is about literary censorship in the early nineteenth century.
    Clare Bucknell, The New York Review of Books, 27 June 2026
  • Part of what fascinates and frustrates as regards Ginsberg is that for all of those thick anthologies, propriety forces me to concede that many of the poems simply aren’t that good.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • Because the texts would be part of the curriculum, they could be included on standardized testing, potentially impacting the school district’s test record if students do not perform well.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
  • European Commission spokesperson for trade Olof Gill said the texts will likely take effect next week, as there are remaining procedures to complete.
    Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Heather Rose is the Australian author of seven novels including her latest novel The Museum of Modern Love published this month by Algonquin.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Later novels routinely took inspiration from family members or former or current lovers; the 1980 novel that baffled Frank Kermode is a dreamlike fable about a man guiltily trying to have an extramarital affair.
    Christopher Tayler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Moreover, although virtually unseen at the time, technological advances were beginning to unlock the oil lodged in very dense shale rocks, something that petroleum textbooks had previously said was commercially impossible.
    Daniel Yergin, Time, 20 June 2026
  • Many private lenders cap borrowing at the cost of attendance (minus, including tuition, room and board and textbooks (minus other aid).
    Evan Zimmer, CNBC, 17 June 2026
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“Picture books.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picture%20books. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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