as in hardcover
a published work that has a thick paper cover
The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers.
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Recent Examples of paperback
Inside are a paperback, a phone charger and a bottle of store-brand ibuprofen.
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Rey Covarrubias Jr, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
This straw tote is roomy enough to pack your daily essentials, like a paperback book and a Turkish towel for an afternoon at the beach.
—Caitlin Palumbo, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
And please keep that Another Country paperback in your tote bag.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 6 Apr. 2026
The paperback copy is coming out on Tuesday.
—CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Rey Covarrubias Jr, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
This straw tote is roomy enough to pack your daily essentials, like a paperback book and a Turkish towel for an afternoon at the beach.
—Caitlin Palumbo, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
And please keep that Another Country paperback in your tote bag.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 6 Apr. 2026
The paperback copy is coming out on Tuesday.
—CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paperback
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 list of notables the Showcase has presented over the years could fill a book — though the club’s North Star was always Segal’s beloved bebop.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Buy a copy of the Orlando Sentinel’s 150th anniversary book with 150 front pages from our 150 years.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Paperback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paperback. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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