according to the book

ADJECTIVE

orthodox

Synonyms

WEAK

acknowledged admitted approved authoritative buttoned-down by the numbers canonical conformist conservative conventional correct customary devout die-hard doctrinal established in line legitimate official old-line pious proper punctilious reactionary received recognized religious right rightful sanctioned sound square standard straight straight arrow traditionalistic true well-established

Antonyms

WEAK

heterodox unconventional unorthodox untraditional

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U.S. print-book sales plateaued in 2025, according to the book tracker Circana BookScan.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

“I don’t want you to tell anybody because people will get mad at you, not me,” Putin reportedly told Trump, according to the book cited by the Times.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024

Mr. Haynes, of Portland, debuted in the W.W.F., which is today called World Wrestling Entertainment, in 1986, according to the book “WWE Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to World Wrestling Entertainment.”

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2024

Zibby Media and Book of the Month both declined to attend the ceremony, although only Zibby withheld its financial backing, according to the book foundation.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2023

St. Augustine accepted a date of about 5000 B.C. for the Creation of the universe according to the book of Genesis.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

according to the book

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