/ˈbʊkend/
book·end
BrE /ˈbʊkend/
NAmE /ˈbʊkend/
[usually pl.]
one of a pair of objects used to keep a row of books standing up
: to begin and end (something) with two similar things or with the same thing
… Klim and Thorpe had bookended the relay with two of the fastest 100-meter split times ever …
—Alexander Wolff
He bookends his meaty battle narrative with a thorough analysis of Roosevelt’s internment policy …
—Jonathan Mahler