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cardboard

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




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“My life was immeasurably changed for the better by having met Eric Bauza in 2003,” Gutierrez captioned a photo of Bauza posing with a cardboard cutout of his “El Tigre” character.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Wood is expensive, so many families send their children into the street to find plastic and cardboard to burn as fuel to make bread or heat food.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Machines programmed to sort merchandise in warehouses hit kinks with cardboard boxes and turkeys.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Eddie comes out of the closet with a giant piece of cardboard.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy


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