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
Susan Young, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Shrek is based on the 1990 picture book by writer and cartoonist William Steig.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 28 July 2025
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
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Adjective
Mercurio put together a short picture book when Kevin was about 5 as a way to tell the story of how their family came to be, and the dads would read it to Kevin every night.
—Susan Young, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Shrek is based on the 1990 picture book by writer and cartoonist William Steig.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 28 July 2025
Noun
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picture book
Adjective
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His size and demeanor are perfect for wrangling crowds and looking over heads at Titans games to see if people are trying to access vehicles in the parking lot, officers say.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Neville, who earned his degree in business administration from Regis, was a frequent recipient of perfect ratings from the American Conservative Union and Americans for Prosperity.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Why does one hard working fan have to buy seven different versions of an album instead of just having all of the songs be on one complete album?—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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On New Year's Eve in 1974, the former couple officially joined Fleetwood Mac, with their later split coinciding with the band's rise to fame amid the release of their album Rumours.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Every player, especially a starter, has a role that is most ideal for him and his teammates.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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If the site was to be pursued for a data center, the location’s proximity to fresh water is also ideal — data centers need cooling methods to prevent overheating, and Lake Michigan is a good source if used responsibly, Wilson said.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Still, Murder House is the brilliant anthology that convinced us to keep coming back, even after that hunger later regressed into a false hope that newer seasons could satisfy the same craving.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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The anthology series’ second installment is inspired by Dissection of a Murder, the debut legal thriller novel by Jo Murray.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The flawless look was a masterclass in being effortlessly cool.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
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Aside from a penalty Monday, Paul was nearly flawless in pass protection, allowing no quarterback pressures in 30 pass-blocking opportunities in a 27-21 win against the Jets.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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Conservative media figures and Trump allies text clippings, X posts, and videos directly to Harp in an unending stream of would-be influence.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Bader was excellent early Saturday, notching a sacrifice fly to drive in Realmuto and hustling to right-center for a diving catch in the fifth.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Both are excellent places for birding, boating, fishing, hiking, and finding a little peace and quiet.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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Her chapbook Through the New Body won the Poetry Society of America’s Chapbook Fellowship and was published in 2020.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Picture book.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picture%20book. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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