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Recent Examples of cardboard
One older trick to protect young stems is fitting the cardboard portion of a toilet paper roll around the stem as a barrier.
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Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2023
Then, boxes were shallow cardboard squares with flaps to lock them into place.
—Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2023
Last Halloween, two doors down, a law librarian named Patty had lain in a cardboard coffin on her porch, dressed as Dracula, and jump-scared even the two-year-old next door, who leaped about ten feet into her brother’s arms.
—Matthew Klam, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2022
On November 22, the Dollface star shared a video on Instagram of what looked to be a piece of paper bustling through the wind of a cardboard city.
—Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 3 Dec. 2022
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Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2023
Then, boxes were shallow cardboard squares with flaps to lock them into place.
—Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2023
Last Halloween, two doors down, a law librarian named Patty had lain in a cardboard coffin on her porch, dressed as Dracula, and jump-scared even the two-year-old next door, who leaped about ten feet into her brother’s arms.
—Matthew Klam, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2022
On November 22, the Dollface star shared a video on Instagram of what looked to be a piece of paper bustling through the wind of a cardboard city.
—Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 3 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cardboard
Adjective
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So, with risk abounding and ready-made players available, why continue to covet high schoolers?—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Sports drinks are similar to electrolyte powders, but are ready-made and may contain different concentrations of carbohydrates and electrolytes.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Dongfang, which enjoyed a 45% share in the conventional hydropower market, could rake in as much as 54 billion yuan from the new project, according to Lau.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
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The Male Opportunity Here’s where conventional understanding of resale may miss the mark: men are driving resale adoption more aggressively than women.—
Kristen Classi-Zummo,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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The world of streetwear, expensive sneakers and sweatshirts is an unimaginative and dreary place.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
19 May 2025
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These answers are admittedly unimaginative, as neither of these guys were linked to the Panthers.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2025
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In eight states, including Stateside’s Pennsylvania, laws have also recently changed to allow canned cocktails to sell more freely.—
Chloe Sorvino,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
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Over the decades, the company exponentially grew its operations, expanding to multiple lines of canned and microwavable goods.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 July 2025
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However, YouTube clarified that the policy change is aimed at curbing unoriginal, spammy and repetitive videos.—
Zach Vallese,
CNBC,
14 July 2025
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The very best ones deviate from dupe culture, which often features unoriginal designs made with lower-quality materials.—
Irene Richardson,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
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Among Spoelstra’s comments in Las Vegas were an expectation of more from Ware, with Spoelstra speaking in the wake of an uninspired start by the 7-footer in summer league.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
14 July 2025
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The dialogue is uninspired (occasionally downright trite) and the characters aren't well developed, most notably Kingsley's weak-willed amoral scientist and Whitaker's reluctant empath—both exceptionally gifted actors who are largely wasted here.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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Nautilus is bold in its changes to Captain Nemo’s story — new monsters, new villains — but imitative to other genre series in execution, and the vibe is a little didactic.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 June 2025
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The word was likely imitative of the deep humming sound male bees make.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Creativity remains essential because AI is ultimately derivative.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Some of its scenes are derivative and its secondary characters are under-developed.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 July 2025
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“Cardboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cardboard. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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