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cardboard

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




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“Too often a place will just send up a cardboard shopping bag with the things you ordered in it.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 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

At the edge of the crowd, a clutch of children were all drawing flamingos on a long piece of cardboard on the ground, and many people held pink flamingos on sticks.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

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

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

I run my fingers over the cardboard tops.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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