as in books
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 tomes
Concurrent with the compound complexity of contemporary cars, most have become mind-numbing thick-as-a-brick tomes.
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Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Their upstairs room full of antique tomes provides panoramic views of the historic statehouse and its statue of former governor William Goebel, who was assassinated on the grounds in 1900.
—Robin Roenker, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
The company also struck a distribution deal last year for its screenplay books, lavish tomes immortalizing A24’s most successful scripts, which are now available in bookstores around the world.
—Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
There are 10 tomes in the Eerie Elementary early chapter book series for newly independent readers, published by Scholastic between 2014 and 2019.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 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
These tomes for tots tend to fall into thematic categories, the most prominent being perseverance and individualism.
—Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The recipes in these medicinal tomes are pretty complex—one calls for goose and hart brains mixed with silver, myrrh, ginger powder, honey, and several other precious ingredients on top of a base of wax and olive oil.
—Mark Hay, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2025
Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Their upstairs room full of antique tomes provides panoramic views of the historic statehouse and its statue of former governor William Goebel, who was assassinated on the grounds in 1900.
—Robin Roenker, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
The company also struck a distribution deal last year for its screenplay books, lavish tomes immortalizing A24’s most successful scripts, which are now available in bookstores around the world.
—Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
There are 10 tomes in the Eerie Elementary early chapter book series for newly independent readers, published by Scholastic between 2014 and 2019.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 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
These tomes for tots tend to fall into thematic categories, the most prominent being perseverance and individualism.
—Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The recipes in these medicinal tomes are pretty complex—one calls for goose and hart brains mixed with silver, myrrh, ginger powder, honey, and several other precious ingredients on top of a base of wax and olive oil.
—Mark Hay, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tomes
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As the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics approaches, Jefferson-Wooden’s hopes of stamping her name firmly in the history books comes ever closer.—
Amanda Davies,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Another outing is about vintage magazines, books and slides — and the reveal of a new take on the French brand’s Ami de Coeur symbol.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Tomes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tomes. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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