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as in paperback
a set of printed sheets of paper bound together between covers and forming a work of fiction or nonfiction
I bought another new book yesterday, and I can't wait to read it
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as in newspaper
a publication that appears at regular intervals
older people in these parts still tend to call a magazine a book
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as in scoop
information not generally available to the public
what's the book on the new company president?
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as in to move
slang
to leave a place often for another
I'm running late, so I've got to book
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Recent Examples of book
Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
And with a book tour approaching, a move underway, a wedding planned for September, and even a fiction project in the works, her life is only getting busier.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Means was arrested on Wednesday and booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
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Noun
There are books' worth of examples worth of examples.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
And with a book tour approaching, a move underway, a wedding planned for September, and even a fiction project in the works, her life is only getting busier.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
Law enforcement officials said that Allen is believed to have booked a room in the Washington Hilton, where the dinner took place, in early April.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Means was arrested on Wednesday and booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for book
Noun
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The Night Action was printed in hardcover in the US 1966, and then again as a paperback a year later, but has since fallen out of print, and out of memory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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The pulpy setup befits a paperback crime thriller but is infused with some self-aware marital satire.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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After earning his undergraduate degree from Moody Bible Institute, Ben began working as an elder at Immanuel Baptist Church in Springdale, Ark.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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One fan told Rife to carry salt, a lighter, a Bible and a crucifix at all times.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
5 Aug. 2025
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In December, his newspaper The Washington Post, against the wishes of staffers, launched an AI podcast feature that badly regurgitates its articles, with predictably disastrous results.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
30 Apr. 2026
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He was born in Hawthorne, New Jersey, to big band musician Virgil Lozzi and Elizabeth Ann Rhodes, daughter of the New Jersey newspaper owner Raymond Lincoln Rhodes.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
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Andrés Chaparro hit a grounder back up the middle, but Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery made a diving stop and then threw to first, where Munetaka Murakami had an impressive scoop as the Oswego East graduate got out of the inning without allowing a run.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The touch on his floaters, the variety of angles on his scoop layups, the strong shoulders that absorb bumps.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The New York Knicks emphatically did so with a scoreline that should be reserved for horror movies.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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The newest Coucou opens one hour earlier than its predecessors and offers roughly 52 seats, with 10 at the bar reserved for walk-ins.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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He was instructed to respond by moving his eyes from left to right, and sure enough, the researchers counted two rightward movements of his eyes.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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Mercury moves through your 1st House of Identity, sharpening your voice and making your words more direct than usual.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
Noun
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The Night Action was printed in hardcover in the US 1966, and then again as a paperback a year later, but has since fallen out of print, and out of memory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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This hardcover collection of recipes retails for $35.—
Joseph Erbentraut,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Apr. 2026
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The news was posted to the Instagram account of the journal e-flux, providing no reasoning for the decision.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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This type of scenario could become a reality in the-not-too-distant future, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Book.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/book. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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