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cardboard

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




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He put the top secret papers in a bright orange cardboard folder and sat on the train the next morning thinking over and over "do not forget this".

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

"No means, no silence," read one cardboard sign outside the Turgot high school.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

I covered myself in bits of cardboard, packing tape and foam peanuts and overdid my makeup with several coats of mascara and thick black eyeliner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

At a number of locations, diners can request a coop—a cardboard box—where they can put their phones while they eat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

But I decided not to tell her I knew she was lying, because by then she was already cutting up the cardboard box, and I sort of wanted to find out why.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff


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