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
Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
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
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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
My mom had a book, like a picture book.
—Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picture-book
Adjective
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Dallas’ health inspections function on a 100-point system, with a score of 100 considered perfect and anything below 70 considered failing.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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Their goal was to play a note-perfect rendition of Pet Sounds along with classic Beach Boys hits on the tribute-band circuit.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Spotify users can ask for songs, artists, albums, playlists or podcast episodes by mood, genre or topic.—
Trevor Laurence Jockims,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2026
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Before their hiatus, BTS spoke about their love of Latin pop and their upcoming album features production from Spanish musician El Guincho, who has worked with artists like Rosalía, J Balvin, and Ozuna.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Menaggio and Tremezzo are a short drive away, while Bellagio—just 15 minutes by ferry—is ideal for a spontaneous lunch or stroll through the cobbled streets.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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Is there an ideal time to eat yogurt?—
Jahnavi Rapaka,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2026
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Acuña contributed chapters in dozens of anthologies and scholarly texts and wrote numerous book reviews, several children’s books, scholarly articles and opinion pieces in academic journals, magazines, listservs and newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times.—
Dorany Pineda,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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The first season received four Emmy nominations — best lead actor in a limited or anthology series (Gyllenhaal), best supporting actor in a limited or anthology series (Bill Camp & Peter Sarsgaard), and best supporting actress in a limited or anthology series (Ruth Negga).—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea made quite an entrance on The Tonight Show on Monday night (March 23) when the 63-year-old punk funk veteran rocker executed a flawless handstand as host Jimmy Fallon looked on in awe.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
24 Mar. 2026
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Of the more than 36 million brackets filled out across major sports platforms, only 224 flawless entries remained entering the second round on Saturday, according to the NCAA’s website.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The French philosopher argued that the author is not a true creator but a functional, historical construct designed to classify and limit the meaning of texts.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Mar. 2026
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It is forged in difficult texts.—
Stephanie Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Horned Frogs had a mix of air raid and veer-and-shoot principles under Briles, but are expected to move more to a pro-style scheme under Sammis, who had excellent success with that style of offense at UConn.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
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In the pre-show rooms, both real-life actors seen were excellent at interacting with real-life visitors and prerecorded monotone movie stars.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This essay is an edited excerpt from the chapbook Jig, published in the Cahier Series (January 2026) by the Center for Writers & Translators at the American University of Paris, and Sylph Editions, London.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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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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