as in handbooks
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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Recent Examples of texts
The proposal is part of a statewide reading list the Texas Education Agency created under House Bill 1605, a 2023 law that aims to give students a more consistent set of texts across grade levels.
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2026
Melvin Williams, a professor of communication and media studies at Pace University, says the spiteful nature of Swift and Lively's texts doesn't reflect well on either woman − and both have probably lost some fans as a result.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
The records themselves are not easy to use; manuscripts are shelved around the world, and the texts, written in four different European languages, still have not been fully brought together in modern translations and analysis.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
The fraudsters would contact American victims through social media, texts, or online dating platforms to get people’s trust.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
From old screenshots to junk emails and texts received a year ago, digital clutter is ever present in our lives—and easy to ignore.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
More recently, Mehlinger was notoriously the subject of a series of insult- and expletive-laden texts from the campaign of Rishi Kumar.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
This week, documents released amid the ongoing legal battle between Lively and Baldoni included a series of texts between Lively and Swift.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
And in middle and high schools, teachers are assigning more excerpts and shorter texts, in so doing crowding out whole books and resulting in less overall reading.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2026
Melvin Williams, a professor of communication and media studies at Pace University, says the spiteful nature of Swift and Lively's texts doesn't reflect well on either woman − and both have probably lost some fans as a result.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
The records themselves are not easy to use; manuscripts are shelved around the world, and the texts, written in four different European languages, still have not been fully brought together in modern translations and analysis.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
The fraudsters would contact American victims through social media, texts, or online dating platforms to get people’s trust.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
From old screenshots to junk emails and texts received a year ago, digital clutter is ever present in our lives—and easy to ignore.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
More recently, Mehlinger was notoriously the subject of a series of insult- and expletive-laden texts from the campaign of Rishi Kumar.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
This week, documents released amid the ongoing legal battle between Lively and Baldoni included a series of texts between Lively and Swift.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
And in middle and high schools, teachers are assigning more excerpts and shorter texts, in so doing crowding out whole books and resulting in less overall reading.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for texts
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Student handbooks, which govern the relationship between students and their schools, and student-athlete handbooks, which address issues within athletic programs, don’t contemplate monetary fines for athletes, either.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Many states simply advise districts to update student handbooks, offering little guidance on policy language or instructional changes that could mitigate misuse.—
Ulrich Boser,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Reading it in textbooks is intimidating.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 Jan. 2026
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At many community colleges, this has meant compensating faculty members to develop textbooks and other course materials that will be freely available to students.—
Austin Barraza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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Um, but many of us don't have instruction manuals, right?—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
21 Jan. 2026
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Print manuals are not only an opportunity to tap into a collective desire for more analog escapism, but also a key tool for bringing a customer closer to a brand’s story.—
Kristina Rodulfo,
Vogue,
15 Jan. 2026
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Christmas hams, party cocktails, elegant layer cakes, and cookout classics fill the dictionaries of Southern family recipes, but one of my favorites is a simple vinaigrette from my grandmother.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2026
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For many decades, dictionaries were bestsellers and seen as the authority on the English language.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
26 Dec. 2025
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“Texts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/texts. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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