bookworm
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Mary is a bookworm who draws her apt conclusions about human behavior from written wisdom.
From Salon ● May 20, 2026
His golden Gryffindor trio included Emma Watson as the muggle-born bookworm Hermione and Rupert Grint as the loyal but sometimes insensitive Ron.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025
An under-the-radar prospect from Miami, Mendoza was such a bookworm in high school that some coaches stopped pursuing him because they questioned whether he really wanted to play football.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
As a child, she was a "bookworm" who loved attending acting classes and workshops.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2024
“I thought you were the loveliest bookworm I’d ever seen in my life.”
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
So I always imagined my own children would similarly be bookworms and geeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2025
True crime podcast lovers, bookworms and mystery series fans will all find something of interest in “Listen for the Lie,” the latest hit book to get the TV treatment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2025
Flour-based glues come from the insides of wheat grains and include gluten — which bookworms love as much as the rest of us.
From Salon ● May 7, 2024
"Bookworm" is a cute thing to call a voracious reader, but actual bookworms -- as well as microorganisms and time -- break down the flour pastes commonly used to keep old publications in one piece.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024
“Yeah. Haley and Charles conked out, too. Guess it’s just us bookworms, huh?”
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
