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cardboard

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




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This is because the cardboard box blocks out the surrounding sunshine and allows in only light from the direction of the eclipse.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

In France the government has pestered the public to wet their skin, drink cold soup and block windows with cardboard to beat the heat—anything to avoid resorting to AC.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

In Kyiv, an AFP reporter saw protesters clapping and banging the cardboard placards that became a symbol of last summer's anti-government protests, chanting "shame" and "Fedorov".

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

It is cold little chaos, packaged in cardboard and frost.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

Cutting and coloring the thin cardboard from cereal boxes to make Mariposa passports for her friends and family.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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