as in anthologies
a collection of writings
I picked up a book entitled "An Emerson Reader" because it contained one or two of his essays I hadn't read before
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Recent Examples of readers
What’s paramount for me is that the readers will care about what happens next for the narrator.
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Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
To ensure the fairness and credibility of our readers’ poll, any votes originating from the same IP address that exceed 20 submissions will be excluded from the final tally.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2026
Emerging health care tools, including AI and psychedelics, in readers' eyes.
—Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Others pose as book clubs and offer to get your book in front of hundreds of readers for a fee.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Independent bookstores are magical havens for the next generation of readers—fostering a community that goes beyond the pages.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
Best Hotels & Resorts The Sanctuary There are only two hotels on Kiawah Island, and one of them, The Sanctuary, is repeatedly named one of Travel + Leisure readers’ favorite resorts in South Carolina.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
This is the new home for America's Best Daily Column, as named by the readers.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Our Sean Timberlake and Camila Pedrosa recently sampled those three and many more at 24 different pizza places, taking readers on a world tour.
—The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
To ensure the fairness and credibility of our readers’ poll, any votes originating from the same IP address that exceed 20 submissions will be excluded from the final tally.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2026
Emerging health care tools, including AI and psychedelics, in readers' eyes.
—Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Others pose as book clubs and offer to get your book in front of hundreds of readers for a fee.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Independent bookstores are magical havens for the next generation of readers—fostering a community that goes beyond the pages.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
Best Hotels & Resorts The Sanctuary There are only two hotels on Kiawah Island, and one of them, The Sanctuary, is repeatedly named one of Travel + Leisure readers’ favorite resorts in South Carolina.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
This is the new home for America's Best Daily Column, as named by the readers.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Our Sean Timberlake and Camila Pedrosa recently sampled those three and many more at 24 different pizza places, taking readers on a world tour.
—The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for readers
Noun
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His first collection, Death of a Naturalist, was published by Faber and Faber in 1966 and was followed by eleven other volumes of poetry, as well as collections of literary criticism, anthologies, translations, and verse plays.—
Nick Laird,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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In 2016 Marlowe was co-credited as the writer of Henry VI, Part 1 (1589–92), Part 2 (1590–92), and Part 3 (1590–93) in an edition of the New Oxford Shakespeare (one of several modern anthologies of Shakespeare’s works).—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Dogfish Head is the official beer of Record Store Day and has gotten in on the festivities beginning in 2025 via a series of limited-edition Grateful Dead compilations titled On a Back Porch.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
26 Apr. 2026
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In the seven years following the release of 2019’s Madame X, Madonna has shared two remix compilations—Finally Enough Love and the Ray of Light-era collection Veronica Electronica—and collaborated with Beyoncé, Fireboy DML, and Sam Smith.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
14 Apr. 2026
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