as in handbook
a book used for instruction in a subject
an owner's manual comes with the camera
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Recent Examples of manual
Yusuf Qasim, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Atop some volumes by the Chicago poet Gwendolyn Brooks, there’s a copy of an Alcoholics Anonymous manual.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 3 June 2025
Inspired by Iceland lists additional apps to try, especially if your default camera lacks manual controls.
—Kelvin Chan, Denver Post, 2 June 2025
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Noun
Transitioning from manual to electronic transactions has led to and continues to lead to significant time and cost savings.
—Yusuf Qasim, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Atop some volumes by the Chicago poet Gwendolyn Brooks, there’s a copy of an Alcoholics Anonymous manual.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
Adjective
Choose between sitting or standing with a simple, manual lift mechanism hidden within the desk’s top.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 3 June 2025
Inspired by Iceland lists additional apps to try, especially if your default camera lacks manual controls.
—Kelvin Chan, Denver Post, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manual
Noun
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Finding Japanese investments in a handbook Buffett first unveiled investments in five Japanese trading companies on his 90th birthday in August 2020.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
26 May 2025
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His firm has placed a handbook on the front page of their website to help federal employees better align their resumes with county level positions.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Around 10 of the female prisoners joined and ate together while some of the women contributed homemade desserts.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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The homemade structure, 6 feet tall and 3 feet wide, represents the last stand for Flores and a larger protest that captured national attention in March 2020.—
Liam Dillon,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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The audio recordings played for the jury are voice notes that Combs sent to Jane via text in November 2021 and August 2023.—
Elizabeth Wagmeister,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Related: Supreme Court to decide if challenge to Illinois' grace period for mail-in ballots can proceed Pennsylvania Democrats countered that the 2024 ruling by the state supreme court was consistent with the text of state election law and with the intent of the legislators who set the rules.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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“Manual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manual. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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