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books

NOUN
account
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bill book charge check record report statement
STRONG
IOU balance computation cuff grunt inventory invoice ledger reckoning register score tab tally
WEAK
bad news
NOUN
ledger
Synonyms
STRONG
daybook journal register
WEAK
record book
NOUN
literature
Synonyms
STRONGEST
article biography brochure composition drama essay history information leaflet lore novel pamphlet poetry prose research story
STRONG
abstract belles-lettres classics comment critique discourse discussion disquisition dissertation exposition findings humanities letters lit observation paper report summary theme thesis tract treatise treatment writings
WEAK
literary works précis written work
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignorance
STRONG
quiet silence
WEAK
speech

Example Sentences

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Books focused on King’s life and federal-government actions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

It will be published May 5 by Infinite Books.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

This essay is adapted from the author's book "Song for a Hard-Hit People: A Memoir of Antiracist Solidarity from a Coal Miner's Daughter," published by Haymarket Books.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Times Festival of Books will host 500-plus authors and celebrities and 300-plus exhibitors across more than 200 events including panels, book signings and cooking demonstrations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they'll wait for you forever; pay attention to them and they always love you back.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green