stylebook

noun

style·​book ˈstī(-ə)l-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce stylebook (audio)
: a book explaining, describing, or illustrating a prevailing, accepted, or authorized style

Examples of stylebook in a Sentence

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The White House’s exclusion of AP stemmed from the outlet’s refusal to use the term Gulf of America in its popular stylebook. Ella Lee, The Hill, 6 June 2025 Yet all of the contestants believe the stylebook is crucial in maintaining consistency. Sara Aridi, New York Times, 2 May 2025 The Associated Press, which declined to change its stylebook to acknowledge Trump’s renaming of the Gulf, resulted in the administration barring the outlet from the Oval Office and a back-and-forth court battle over the First Amendment. Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2025 Hathaway seems to have taken a leaf from Hailey Bieber’s cold weather dressing stylebook. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stylebook

Word History

First Known Use

1708, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stylebook was in 1708

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“Stylebook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stylebook. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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