spiral-bound
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of spiral-bound
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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Evans told us about hand-delivering 535 spiral-bound copies of a self-drafted weaponization report to every member of Congress.
From Slate ● May 28, 2026
The menu is less a document than an ordeal — a spiral-bound tome with the heft of a toddler and the narrative arc of a theme park ride.
From Salon ● May 19, 2025
However, after three weeks they suddenly took my diary off me because it was a spiral-bound notebook, which was a prohibited item.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2024
This spiral-bound compendium, once an Angeleno necessity, includes 504 pages of street maps in great gridded detail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
But her hands dipped into the drawer anyway and came out with a fat spiral-bound sketchbook.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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