as in manual
a book used for instruction in a subject
a handbook of grammar
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Recent Examples of handbook
That included new language in its sports handbooks, and a more hands-on role in Blue Devils’ NIL opportunities.
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2026
However, students do not have a First Amendment right to participate in a walkout and could be disciplined for missing class or other handbook violations.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 19 Feb. 2026
There are workplace rules to protect women and men from behavior such as this, and they should be listed in your employee handbook.
—Jeanne Phillips, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
There are workplace rules to protect women and men, and they should be listed in your employee handbook.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2026
However, students do not have a First Amendment right to participate in a walkout and could be disciplined for missing class or other handbook violations.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 19 Feb. 2026
There are workplace rules to protect women and men from behavior such as this, and they should be listed in your employee handbook.
—Jeanne Phillips, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
There are workplace rules to protect women and men, and they should be listed in your employee handbook.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbook
Noun
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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
Noun
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The learning process involves no textbooks, no exercises, no memorization, no facts.—
Kristen Roupenian,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The dispute is a textbook example of a neighborhood pushing back against development.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For the Supreme Court to do so would require it to repudiate the Constitution’s text, the Court’s own precedents, and the enduring understanding of all three branches and of the American people.—
David Cole,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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The singer-songwriter also included a screenshot of a text from someone who appeared to be from his team.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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“Handbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbook. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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