as in handbook
a book used for instruction in a subject
the school's science curriculum suffers from a serious lack of up-to-date texts
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The supporting creative roster is equally deep, including voice and text work by Jeannette Nelson, dialect coaching by Hazel Holder, period dance consultation by Francesca Roche and creative consulting from Ti Mikkel.
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Ryan Brennan
april 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2026
Per the complaint, Gay admitted to engaging in text and Reddit conversations with the undercover account after being read his Miranda rights.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Delaney and Davis exchanged texts that night, two basketball junkies at the top of their respective mountains.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
But Baldoni’s supporters have said that the texts show that Swift was much more involved in her friend’s behind-the-scenes machinations against Baldoni, as content creator Zak Peter said in January.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Brennan
april 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2026
Per the complaint, Gay admitted to engaging in text and Reddit conversations with the undercover account after being read his Miranda rights.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Delaney and Davis exchanged texts that night, two basketball junkies at the top of their respective mountains.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
But Baldoni’s supporters have said that the texts show that Swift was much more involved in her friend’s behind-the-scenes machinations against Baldoni, as content creator Zak Peter said in January.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for text
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The forthcoming guide, which education officials have described as a first step toward a more comprehensive handbook to be issued at a later date, is coming as families and teachers are deeply divided and anxious about the potential — and pitfalls — of the new technology.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
23 Mar. 2026
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There's no universal handbook for buyers who want to stay on the right side of ethics.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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But today, their company Lehman Brothers — which catastrophically collapsed in bankruptcy in 2008 — is remembered as a textbook case for the pitfalls of unchecked greed, corruption and moral bankruptcy.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Before the three scientists’ work, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans were largely abstract animals to most people – zoo exhibits, textbook illustrations, evolutionary symbols.—
Mireya Mayor,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
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Museum workers had assembled it from forty pieces with no instruction manual.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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This includes the device, a user manual, power cord, water inlet and drainage hoses, five urine test strips, an RFID reader, a box of washable litter, and litter detergent.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
30 Mar. 2026
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Here is a beginner’s dictionary for 10 terms and phrases as synonymous with the Masters as pimento cheese and peach ice cream.—
Jack Leo,
AJC.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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In the dictionary What comes at the end of Easter?—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Text.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/text. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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