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
Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Jan. 2026
Choose a picture book with beautiful illustrations like The Mitten by Jan Brett, or read a chapter of a longer book each night.
—Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 22 Dec. 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
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is headed to San Antonio next month to chat about her new picture book.
—Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Jan. 2026
Choose a picture book with beautiful illustrations like The Mitten by Jan Brett, or read a chapter of a longer book each night.
—Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picture-book
Adjective
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Don’t worry too much about things being perfect, either.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2026
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Ahead, 20 properties to book for your next postcard-perfect getaway.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Once the prompt is accepted, the demo shows a new row of Bieber songs and albums appear on the homepage.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
16 Mar. 2026
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Saturday Night Live host and musical guest Harry Styles performed two songs from his new album, Kiss All the Time.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Together, these discoveries suggested that NGC 6302 might be an ideal natural laboratory for exploring the chemical pathways that occur as stars reach the end of their lives.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
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Coordinating with others is the ideal way to build trust.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Finneas O’Connell will score the second season of the Netflix & A24 anthology series Beef, which premieres on April 16.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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The anthology series, which focused on a beef between characters played by Ali Wong and Steven Yeun in its last iteration in 2023 (and subsequently won eight Emmys), will this time focus on a Gen Z couple played by Cailee Spaeny and Charles Melton.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Fittingly, her goddess braids, done by hairstylist Coree Moreno using Bellami extensions, looked flawless.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
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Chandran's skin, prepped by Joanna Czech with the Swiss Perfection collection, served as a flawless canvas for her makeup, composed of gorgeous shades of honey and brown that work with absolutely anything—but especially her gorgeous, green gown.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Written in white, all-caps text against a stark black backdrop, the singer-songwriter’s message on Instagram cut right to the chase.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
13 Mar. 2026
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If anything, bad dates are exemplary of the chasm that invariably exists between nonfiction and real life, between text and flesh (and, on occasion, between photo and flesh).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Their egg dishes are excellent, the burger is top-notch and the roasted chicken, which is cooked over an open fire in the kitchen, is superb.—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The bralette-style cups on this dual-strap tankini top are an excellent fit for smaller chests, and the criss-crossing back is a fun touch.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Her chapbook, The White Swallow, was selected by Aimee Bender as the winner of the Gold Line Press Chapbook Competition; her short fiction has been anthologized in Best American Nonrequired Reading and has appeared in The Kenyon Review and The Iowa Review.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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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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“Picture-book.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picture-book. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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