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book

[book] / bʊk /
NOUN
published document
Synonyms
STRONGEST
album booklet brochure copy dictionary edition essay fiction magazine manual novel pamphlet paperback publication text textbook tome volume work writing
STRONG
Bible atlas bestseller codex compendium dissertation encyclopedia folio handbook hardcover leaflet lexicon monograph nonfiction octavo offprint omnibus opus periodical portfolio primer quarto reader reprint roll scroll speller thesaurus tract treatise
WEAK
opuscule preprint softcover vade mecum
NOUN
account; diary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
album list notebook record
STRONG
agenda pad register roster
VERB
register, arrange for
Synonyms
STRONGEST
enter hire line up organize schedule set up
STRONG
bill charter engage enroll make reservation order procure program reserve
WEAK
bespeak pencil in preengage sew up
Antonyms
STRONG
cancel dismiss let go reject
WEAK
bow out free up
VERB
arrest
Synonyms
STRONG
accuse charge
WEAK
prefer charges take into custody
Antonyms
STRONG
exculpate exonerate
WEAK
free let go

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Cox has also presented several TV programmes for the BBC, including The Great Pottery Throw Down and book review series Between The Covers.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Shoshana Zuboff’s 2019 book, “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism,” put a name to what people had been feeling: tech companies extracting value from data about our lives and reshaping our behavior for profit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

A quarter-century Jean’s senior, David is trying to finish a stalled book project, laboring in the shadow of his more prolific and successful wife, Ann.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

A spokesperson added that the airline is operating “as normal,” with people able to book travel, fly to their destinations, and use any credits and loyalty points.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

I just turned in a draft of my next book, so I’m wide open this afternoon.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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