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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The tome is the basis for the Academy Award-winning 1962 movie Lawrence of Arabia, directed by David Lean and starring Peter O’Toole.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
In honor of our Queen of the Damned, a bizarre bazaar dedicated to all things dark, creepy and vampiric materializes at festival headquarters on Sunday April 12th, the exact date marking the 50th anniversary of the publication of our sacred tome, Interview With The Vampire.
—William Earl, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
This January, many such tomes on my shelves suddenly seemed to have offered all along nothing more than obfuscation, the opposite of illumination.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
So much so that this slim tome from Anna Stockwell is even shaped like a stick of golden glory.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 24 Mar. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
In honor of our Queen of the Damned, a bizarre bazaar dedicated to all things dark, creepy and vampiric materializes at festival headquarters on Sunday April 12th, the exact date marking the 50th anniversary of the publication of our sacred tome, Interview With The Vampire.
—William Earl, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
This January, many such tomes on my shelves suddenly seemed to have offered all along nothing more than obfuscation, the opposite of illumination.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
So much so that this slim tome from Anna Stockwell is even shaped like a stick of golden glory.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tome
book
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The building is full of character, having at turns been home to a book press, bank, and, most appropriately, the founding headquarters of the Danish Spirit Producers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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Will history books that refuse to propagate the fiction that the 2020 election was stolen be allowed in red-state classrooms?—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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“Tome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tome. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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