as in classic
constituting, serving as, or worthy of being a pattern to be imitated
a textbook example of a film that captures the feel of the novel on which it is based
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as in handbook
a book used for instruction in a subject
one shelf in my bookcase is crammed full of my old college textbooks
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Recent Examples of textbook
Samuel Goldman, The Week, 22 Sep. 2021
The vegan ramen was originally developed for Afuri’s Portland, Ore., location with the goal of being a lighter, decidedly non-textbook option.
—Flora Tsapovsky, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2021
Mark Dalton, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025
In 2023, the state passed a school choice bill that created a program that provides families with funds to pay for education to use for expenses such as homeschooling, private school tuition, tutoring and textbooks.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
At the same time, solutions borrowed from textbook European nation-states are unlikely to serve us well.
—Samuel Goldman, The Week, 22 Sep. 2021
The vegan ramen was originally developed for Afuri’s Portland, Ore., location with the goal of being a lighter, decidedly non-textbook option.
—Flora Tsapovsky, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2021
Noun
School districts purchase iPads while textbooks fall apart and roofs leak.
—Mark Dalton, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025
In 2023, the state passed a school choice bill that created a program that provides families with funds to pay for education to use for expenses such as homeschooling, private school tuition, tutoring and textbooks.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
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The all-day restaurant offers breakfast, lunch, and weekend brunch buffets, serving classic bistro cuisine, including pâté de champagne, sole grenobloise, and beef bourguignon.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Served with mashed potatoes, choice of classic side, and Buttermilk Biscuits or Corn Muffins.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
19 Aug. 2025
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As the new school year begins, parents will be bombarded with schedules, handbooks and those oh so important pick-up line instructions.—
James V. Shuls,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
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Here, the biggest drama comes not from chases or guns or even courtroom speeches, but from finding the missing section that's vanished from a company handbook.—
Linda Holmes,
NPR,
15 Aug. 2025
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For a dose of European fine dining, and an exemplary award-winning wine list, look no further than The Station 100.—
Katy Spratte Joyce,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Aug. 2025
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His investment in Rudy’s morality lends the exemplary legal saga a heartening, tender air.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
15 Aug. 2025
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Dustin Staggs,
Arkansas Online,
31 Aug. 2025
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Transposed to modern-day London, where Hamlet belongs to a wealthy family of Indian heritage, Karia’s version preserves the original text, albeit abridged, reordered and occasionally spoken by different characters entirely.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
30 Aug. 2025
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Real-World Innovations In Urban Mobility Consider the concept of a model smart city, where congestion is minimized, energy consumption is optimized and public services run seamlessly.—
Hemanth Volikatla,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The risk assessment seeks to conclude whether the brothers — who for decades have been model prisoners who have focused on helping other inmates heal trauma— now pose an unreasonable risk to public safety if they are released.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Mar. 2025
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Yet many companies don't incorporate user manuals into their culture.—
Shaun Arora,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Read below to find our favorite manual and electric pressure cookers.—
Emily Johnson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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If all of this doesn’t fulfill your Born to Run 50 needs, Peter Ames Carlin — author of the definitive Springsteen biography Bruce — has just released Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
22 Aug. 2025
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None of the coaches offered a definitive answer, but Brosmer attributes the skill — and it should be noted as such — to experience.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Textbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/textbook. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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