tomes

plural of tome

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Recent Examples of tomes 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 Perhaps the most niche, though, was author Thomas Pynchon, now 88 and considered the last of the great American novelists, penning doorstop tomes such as the 1973 classic Gravity’s Rainbow. Damon Wise, Deadline, 19 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
books
Noun
  • In recent years, Clinton – once an NBC correspondent in the same vein as fellow former first kid Jenna Bush Hager – has instead focused on global health advocacy and authoring books, with and without her mom.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The other benefits included in the new program include; access to exclusive Prime events and deals; Prime Video (with ads); Prime Reading; access to third-party benefits; digital content such as audio books, eBooks, games and more.
    Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025

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