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according to the book

ADJECTIVE

orthodox

Synonyms

WEAK

acknowledged admitted approved authoritative buttoned-down by the numbers canonical conformist conservative conventional correct customary devout die-hard doctrinal established in line legitimate official old-line pious proper punctilious reactionary received recognized religious right rightful sanctioned sound square standard straight straight arrow traditionalistic true well-established

Antonyms

WEAK

heterodox unconventional unorthodox untraditional

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U.S. print-book sales plateaued in 2025, according to the book tracker Circana BookScan.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

“I don’t want you to tell anybody because people will get mad at you, not me,” Putin reportedly told Trump, according to the book cited by the Times.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024

But they are decent, dependable types who instinctively make the most of a bad situation, according to the book.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2024

Levin once even drew an equivalence between his newfound passion and his former development work, according to the book, saying “there’s very little difference between water, electricity and television.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024

She nodded impatiently, not taking her eyes off her potion, which was still deep purple, though according to the book ought to be turning a light shade of lilac by now.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

according to the book

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