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cardboard

[kahrd-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈkɑrdˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /
ADJECTIVE
paper
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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He steered pallet movers with stacks of plastic bins and cardboard boxes across the sprawling space.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

In Kyiv, an AFP reporter saw protesters clapping and banging the cardboard placards that became a symbol of last summer's anti-government protests, chanting "shame" and "Fedorov".

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

It is cold little chaos, packaged in cardboard and frost.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

The mattress was as stiff as cardboard and he was worried about his mom.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

One of the man’s workers, a tall, skinny boy, carried them ashore in a cardboard carton on his head.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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