as in hardcover
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Recent Examples of softcover
After the lawsuit was filed, the jail changed its mail policy, and softcover books as well as periodicals published by the nonprofit were accepted into the jail.
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Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
12 Dec. 2025
The softcover reading guide highlights ten of the most vital works to the Mythos.
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Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
12 Dec. 2025
The softcover reading guide highlights ten of the most vital works to the Mythos.
—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for softcover
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Also included is a 120-page hardcover book containing photographs by Cognito documenting the creation and promotion of the original album, along with lyric excerpts and handwritten notes from bey himself.
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The Games Resemble Collector’s Books Similar to Hasbro's recent Monopoly Fourth Wing release, both editions of the game are packaged like hardcover novels with designs that mimic the book jackets of A Court of Thorns and Roses and A Court of Mist and Fury.
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Her novel Forgotten On Sunday (Europa, 2024) won the Booksellers Choice Award in France and the paperback edition has been a long-selling best-seller since publication.
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Indeed, when people began to travel by train in the 19th century, publishers began selling romance and thriller paperbacks across London’s railway stations.
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Shelves are stacked with hardback books and vases and walls adorned with sea life prints.
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For example, drape the pillowcase opening over the back of a hardback chair or smaller pieces of luggage to keep them clean during storage.
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The Experiment, paperbound, 2014).
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As the first nodes of the internet were being wired together, the Catalog became a paperbound search engine.
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“Softcover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/softcover. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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