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a published work containing information for travelers
This guidebook came in handy during our trip to Europe.
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Recent Examples of guidebooks
That means a boutique city stay may come with contemporary interiors and high-tech features, while a basecamp for outdoor adventure offers guests local guidebooks and trail snacks.
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Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
Before each hike, my dad reads guidebooks and puts together this historical research.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 2 Oct. 2025
In summary—for late summer of fall travel, consider staying in any region for longer than a weekend, asking locals where to dine, ditching guidebooks and internet lists, exploring the countryside outside cities and waking up early to foray.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Joslin, who is 35 and had been going to the park for more than a decade prior to working there, has written Yosemite climbing guidebooks and volunteered to work overtime to help issue hiking permits and manage traffic in the park.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2025
Radlmaier‘s cast of characters also includes an older Asian German who offers tours of his personal highlights of the region rather than the top sights featured in guidebooks, a woman urging others to guess the name of her dog, nude hikers, possible ghosts or phantoms, and more.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
Before each hike, my dad reads guidebooks and puts together this historical research.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 2 Oct. 2025
In summary—for late summer of fall travel, consider staying in any region for longer than a weekend, asking locals where to dine, ditching guidebooks and internet lists, exploring the countryside outside cities and waking up early to foray.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Joslin, who is 35 and had been going to the park for more than a decade prior to working there, has written Yosemite climbing guidebooks and volunteered to work overtime to help issue hiking permits and manage traffic in the park.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2025
Radlmaier‘s cast of characters also includes an older Asian German who offers tours of his personal highlights of the region rather than the top sights featured in guidebooks, a woman urging others to guess the name of her dog, nude hikers, possible ghosts or phantoms, and more.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guidebooks
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Organized by Byron Coley, the Forced Exposure critic turned record label owner and jack-of-all-music-trades, the website hosts a selection of Albini’s rare vinyl records, concert posters, weird books, vintage T-shirts, unique artwork, poker items, and more belongings each week for fans to buy.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
29 Oct. 2025
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The candidates have positioned themselves around hot-button topics including private-school vouchers, access to books, and whether signs with inclusive messages should be allowed in classrooms.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Oct. 2025
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The first step is to review your company material—handbooks, trainings, core values, everything—and make sure your professional self is 100% aligned with company expectations.—
Sean WillChene,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The end goal is to have the information that could eventually be included in international handbooks that serve as reference resources for licensing and safety analysis of nuclear systems.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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The mere sight of IKEA instruction manuals causes my eyes to glaze over, to say nothing of home COVID tests.—
Lucinda Rosenfeld,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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That often shows up in piles of cookbooks, self-help manuals, and fitness gear.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Guidebooks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guidebooks. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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