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a reference work that contains information about many different subjects or a lot of information about a particular subject
The school library's encyclopedia occupied much of the bookshelf. an encyclopedia of literature
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Recent Examples of encyclopedia
Olbermann, a baseball encyclopedia with a sense of humor, was the perfect host.
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Paul Sullivan, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
Before his death in 1963, the scholar W.E.B. DuBois spent decades trying to publish an encyclopedia about the histories and cultures of people of African descent.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
All kinds of essays, narratives, stories, encyclopedias, poems, and the like are scrutinized in a mathematical and computational fashion to ferret out the nature of human writing.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Musk’s outburst was part of an ongoing crusade against the digital encyclopedia.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
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Paul Sullivan, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
Before his death in 1963, the scholar W.E.B. DuBois spent decades trying to publish an encyclopedia about the histories and cultures of people of African descent.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
All kinds of essays, narratives, stories, encyclopedias, poems, and the like are scrutinized in a mathematical and computational fashion to ferret out the nature of human writing.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Musk’s outburst was part of an ongoing crusade against the digital encyclopedia.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encyclopedia
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Founded in 1635, the elite club is charged with safeguarding the French language, which includes updating a dictionary and advising on usage.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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After all, plausible cause isn’t even an entry in my favorite dictionary (Merriam-Webster).—
Kevin Eikenberry,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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And though critics such as Zachary may not be a fan of the musician’s catalog, a lot of other people are; all five of the aforementioned LPs reached the top 5 of the Billboard 200, while nine songs spread out across those albums have charted in the Billboard Hot 100‘s top 10.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
7 Apr. 2025
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The GameCube is one of my absolute favorite game consoles and fans like me have been waiting for Nintendo to finally add it to the growing catalog of systems included with Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Key moments in the careers of Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, Ice-T, Green Day, Rage Against the Machine, Courtney Love, and many more played out on its stages, as chronicled in the excellent new oral-history book Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock’s Wildest Festival.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
30 Mar. 2025
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The money may be used for any costs associated with their educational efforts, including tuition, books, child care and transportation.—
La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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Based on their 2024 financials, Meta is not some struggling teacher in Boise, Idaho, photocopying textbook pages for their students.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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The show is a textbook example of the sort of show the corporation is looking to do more of, representing underrepresented communities in parts of the UK that don’t always get their fair share.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Encyclopedia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encyclopedia. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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