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cardboard

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




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Cardboard boxes are scattered across the empty road; fruit sits abandoned on carts under thin cotton covers - the sickly-sweet smell of rotting mangoes fills the silent street.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2024

Well, I couldn’t bring Kevin to Molbak’s but I asked a nice employee by phone if I could borrow Cardboard Santa and bring him over to Kevin for a picture.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2023

"Cardboard and food waste biodegrades. Metals sink to the bottom. Then we are left with the plastics."

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023

Cardboard really does disappear when we’re done with it.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2023

Cardboard stars and crepe streamers hang from the rafters, but they’re not enough to make me ignore the lingering body odor and forget that we’re in the gymnasium.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy




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