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Recent Examples of cardboard
Last Halloween, two doors down, a law librarian named Patty had lain in a cardboard coffin on her porch, dressed as Dracula, and jump-scared even the two-year-old next door, who leaped about ten feet into her brother’s arms.
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Matthew Klam, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2022
On November 22, the Dollface star shared a video on Instagram of what looked to be a piece of paper bustling through the wind of a cardboard city.
—Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 3 Dec. 2022
Secure a cool moon and clouds kit with balloons or glittery cardboard cloud cutouts to impress your peers.
—Seventeen.com Editors, Seventeen, 1 Dec. 2022
The facility was evacuated after a cardboard compactor caught fire last week, two days after the JFK8 fire, which was similar.
—Karen Weise, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2022
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Matthew Klam, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2022
On November 22, the Dollface star shared a video on Instagram of what looked to be a piece of paper bustling through the wind of a cardboard city.
—Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 3 Dec. 2022
Secure a cool moon and clouds kit with balloons or glittery cardboard cloud cutouts to impress your peers.
—Seventeen.com Editors, Seventeen, 1 Dec. 2022
The facility was evacuated after a cardboard compactor caught fire last week, two days after the JFK8 fire, which was similar.
—Karen Weise, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cardboard
Adjective
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The offense should be ready-made for 2025 Riley proved himself this season, guiding a Clemson offense that improved from 98th nationally in yards per play (5.3) in 2023 to 28th (6.3) in 2024.—
Grace Raynor,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
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The language is now already written and could be inserted ready-made into a new bill.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Interest in Slavia Prague’s El Hadji Malick Diouf, a more conventional left wing-back option, was frustrated by the Czech club’s valuation of the 20-year-old.—
Matt Woosnam,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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Its reliance on engineering fundamentals instead of conventional machine learning ensures its robustness and reliability in critical applications.—
Grace Butler,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Such an unimaginative and bland group of coaches and programs.—
Antonio Morales,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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The book will therefore appear January 14 (following a leak that rocked the publishing world), scarcely a month after Francis’s 88th birthday, under the appropriate if slightly unimaginative title Hope.—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
11 Jan. 2025
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Fish is an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids, protein, vitamin D, and other important nutrients—and canned seafood can be a quick, easy way to level up your lunch.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
1 Jan. 2025
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More than 96% of women and children in Gaza are currently surviving on a diet of rationed flour, lentils, pasta and canned food, which does not meet their nutritional needs, according to UNICEF.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
23 Dec. 2024
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The idea may be just as unoriginal as florals for spring.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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The writing in general felt designed by committee to be as inoffensive and unoriginal as possible.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The swingman’s stats have also faltered this past month, with his scoring and shooting attempts dropping drastically, which many have attributed to Butler’s uninspired play and seeming lack of motivation.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Cities are weirdly static and exploration boils down to simple puzzles and uninspired loot.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Not surprisingly, Renaissance architects and writers ended up contriving very similar imitative strategies.—
Mario Carpo,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2025
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However, Cassilly noted in his statement that Harford could face an additional $6 million in new funding mandates linked to teacher salaries and pensions from the statewide funding imitative, Blueprint for Maryland’s Future.—
Matt Hubbard,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Jan. 2025
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The filing details various legal proceedings, including class action and derivative lawsuits, and outlines the company's efforts to address material weaknesses in internal controls.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
6 Feb. 2025
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App and web users are now able to buy and sell derivative contracts that convert into $100 based on the outcome of NFL, NBA and UEFA Champions League seasons.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Cardboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cardboard. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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