as in book
a set of printed sheets of paper bound together between covers and forming a work of fiction or nonfiction
picked up a thick tome on the Roman Empire at a used book store
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Recent Examples of tome
There are 10 tomes in the Eerie Elementary early chapter book series for newly independent readers, published by Scholastic between 2014 and 2019.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Spread across nearly 500 pages, the tome revisits a collection of exceptional tours published during Astley’s nearly decade-long tenure.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 9 Sep. 2025
Below, a few of the fun facts Sheen reveals in the delightfully juicy tome.
—Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Dior has previously worked with Saillard on books, including a series of coffee table tomes from Assouline chronicling each creative director of the brand.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Spread across nearly 500 pages, the tome revisits a collection of exceptional tours published during Astley’s nearly decade-long tenure.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 9 Sep. 2025
Below, a few of the fun facts Sheen reveals in the delightfully juicy tome.
—Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Dior has previously worked with Saillard on books, including a series of coffee table tomes from Assouline chronicling each creative director of the brand.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tome
Noun
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Despite an increase in book bans, polls show that most Americans disagree with them.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Bible sales jumped 22% in 2024, compared to less than 1% growth for print books overall, according to Circana BookScan.—
Mitch Picasso,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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When Catalina goes into the kitchen to refill her calabash, Frances grabs the box of Thompson paperbacks and makes a run for Ray at the restaurant.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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There are bookshelves teeming with dog-eared paperbacks, imposing hardbacks, critical anthologies, story collections, art books; my writer is also a reader, and a voracious one at that.—
Katie da Cunha Lewin
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Tome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tome. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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