as in manual
a book used for instruction in a subject
a handbook of grammar
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Recent Examples of handbook
Your best bet is to peruse the employee handbook, taking special interest in the ‘Codes of Conduct’ section.
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Elizabeth Pearson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Severity of autism is measured with the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which is a handbook used by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) to diagnose a range of mental disorders.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 2 July 2025
However, accepting and signing a ticket is not an admission of guilt, according to the state handbook.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2025
On the website, volunteer moderators share best practices for tapering, often referring to a handbook for doctors written by Horowitz, the British psychiatrist.
—Emily Corwin, NPR, 9 July 2025
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Elizabeth Pearson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Severity of autism is measured with the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which is a handbook used by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) to diagnose a range of mental disorders.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 2 July 2025
However, accepting and signing a ticket is not an admission of guilt, according to the state handbook.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2025
On the website, volunteer moderators share best practices for tapering, often referring to a handbook for doctors written by Horowitz, the British psychiatrist.
—Emily Corwin, NPR, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbook
Noun
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Training videos, manuals and online seminars will be available to help users transition to the new website.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The manual concludes that her net business income must be apportioned to California 60%, to match the proportion of her gross sales that were from California customers.—
Robert W. Wood,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The rest of the experience is textbook high-end, focused sports car: a nearly formula car-tight pedal box and excellent gearing.—
Peter Nelson,
ArsTechnica,
1 Aug. 2025
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Over time, these gatherings taught me what no textbook ever could: that wisdom lives at the table, in story, silence and shared vulnerability.—
Chris Schembra,
Rolling Stone,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Traditional supervised learning demands that developers label every snippet with exact text—a costly, error‑prone bottleneck.—
Ashutosh Synghal,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Another clip released in May showed Rush's wife Wendy monitoring data and text communications on board a support vessel, Polar Prince and is believed to have captured the moment that the sound of the implosion reached the surface.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Some will respond by picking up a dictionary or using Google Translate.—
Rachel Ashcroft
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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The bill would have also banned the use of aids such translation dictionaries, electronic devices or interpreters during the exams.—
Vivian Jones,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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“Handbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbook. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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