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being entirely without fault or flaw
the players gave a picture-book performance that will go down in the annals of football as one of the all-time great games
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Recent Examples of picture-book
Joshua Khan, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2023
Shot mainly in Colombia, with some Texas locations as well, the feature brims with verdant, rolling terrain and picture-book skies.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2023
Leonard S. Marcus, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Jacob’s Room to Choose is one of nine children’s picture books named in Mahmoud v. Taylor, a lawsuit filed in Montgomery County, Md., by parents who are upset that their children saw books like ours in their classrooms—books that teach self-acceptance and kindness.
—Sarah Hoffman and Ian Hoffman, TIME, 10 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Cereza and the Lost Demon is easy to fall in love with as a magical picture-book that deviates into the macabre side of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland.
—Joshua Khan, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2023
Shot mainly in Colombia, with some Texas locations as well, the feature brims with verdant, rolling terrain and picture-book skies.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2023
Noun
America’s illustrators owed Mother England gratitude for the glorious picture books created there in past decades, and now the time had come for artists here to put their stamp on the genre.
—Leonard S. Marcus, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Jacob’s Room to Choose is one of nine children’s picture books named in Mahmoud v. Taylor, a lawsuit filed in Montgomery County, Md., by parents who are upset that their children saw books like ours in their classrooms—books that teach self-acceptance and kindness.
—Sarah Hoffman and Ian Hoffman, TIME, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picture-book
Adjective
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This is perfect for those wanting to add a little spring fun into their life or looking to go into the season with a bang.—
Celeste Polanco,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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Quick sketches are perfect for marking up documents or adding anything that's tricky to do with text, such as a graph or a math equation.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Ed Sheeran might be English, but the Grammy-winning singer’s first taste of his new album has arrived with a nod to the Farsi language.—
Chris Malone Méndez,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The album precedes his Sinfónico Tour, which is set to kick off May 10 in San Juan, Puerto Rico and wrap June 21 in Houston, where Yandel will perform his biggest hits alongside local symphony orchestras.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Elsewhere is a cozy study for getting some work done, while both a private garden and a rooftop terrace serve as ideal spots for dining alfresco when the London weather decides to cooperate.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
8 Apr. 2025
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The ideal citizenship strategy should consider both short-term needs and long-term risks.—
Alex Recouso,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Since then, no anthology series have cracked the nomination lineup.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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The anthology series features stand-alone episodes that follow characters in a dystopian future.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The framework underneath Blue Prince isn’t flawless, though.—
Diego Argüello,
Rolling Stone,
12 Apr. 2025
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Starting at right-back but operating for the most part as the right of a three-man defence in possession, his decision-making with and without the ball was almost flawless.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Additionally, Tudor Watches—the new Pelagos that goes to 1,000 meters with just that little detail of turquoise text on the dial is just amazing.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
8 Apr. 2025
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But working in a single text chat was more efficient, fun, and intellectually stimulating.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Salah then surged forward towards the edge of the box before playing an excellent pass with the outside of his left boot.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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That is exactly what happened for Olivia Smith’s excellent opener as Marie Hobinger hit a defence-splitting pass in to Canada’s 20-year-old rising star.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Bores wrote in his 1590 chapbook a year later that Stumpp’s head was also severed from his body and placed upon a stake, providing a gruesome warning to the community.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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Her first publication was a chapbook of poems, 1983’s The Women Who Hate Me. 1988’s Trash, a book of essays, brought her critical acclaim.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2024
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“Picture-book.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picture-book. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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