corkboard
Americannoun
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an insulating material made of compressed cork, used in building, for industrial purposes, etc.
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a bulletin board made of this material.
noun
Etymology
Origin of corkboard
Example Sentences
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“Queerness is no crime, Transness is no crime,” read a Post-it note attached to the brown corkboard.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2024
It does not report on what the fans are saying but instead identifies Marks herself as the fan with the corkboard and red string.
From Slate • Jan. 10, 2024
People wanting information about dogs available for adoption can view a corkboard pinned with the animals’ photos, but those are often dark or of poor quality.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2023
I pin the pages of my outline to the corkboard, and I’m ready to go.
From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2023
A sign to the left read main office, and a corkboard next to it listed the graduating seniors’ college destinations: Yale, Penn, Harvard, Brown, Williams, Princeton, Swarthmore, Dartmouth, Stanford.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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