as in manual
a book used for instruction in a subject
a handbook of grammar
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Recent Examples of handbook
According to a handbook from the Texas Attorney General's Office, a capital conviction is typically appealed to both the state court and federal court.
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Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Detainees are segregated based on criminal history and whether they are considered a flight risk, according to a handbook made public as part of a lawsuit over whether detainees have proper access to attorneys.
—ABC News, 7 May 2026
Let’s be honest, what Forest have done in 2025-26, or indeed for much of the last few seasons, wouldn’t make the ‘how to run a football club’ handbook.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The proposal also provides that certain common business models and practices, such as providing a sample employee handbook or requiring anti-harassment training, don’t by themselves make joint employer status more likely.
—Keith Sonderling, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
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Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Detainees are segregated based on criminal history and whether they are considered a flight risk, according to a handbook made public as part of a lawsuit over whether detainees have proper access to attorneys.
—ABC News, 7 May 2026
Let’s be honest, what Forest have done in 2025-26, or indeed for much of the last few seasons, wouldn’t make the ‘how to run a football club’ handbook.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The proposal also provides that certain common business models and practices, such as providing a sample employee handbook or requiring anti-harassment training, don’t by themselves make joint employer status more likely.
—Keith Sonderling, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbook
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An employee manual from Mace’s office that was leaked to the press outlined demands for television bookings—at least one per day for national outlets, and six per week for stations airing in her district—that spoke to a voracious appetite for attention.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
9 June 2026
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As with the original Quattro and the RS2, collectors have spotted the significance, appeal, and likely appreciation in value of the early manual R8s, which marry modern performance with the sense of an era passing.—
Ben Oliver,
Robb Report,
8 June 2026
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The combination of too much demand chasing too little supply is the textbook definition for inflation—and is why consumer prices have now run above the Fed’s 2% target for more than five years.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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And as certain historical incidents such as slavery, were deleted from our schools’ textbooks.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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Even worse, some streams lag so far behind live that a text from a friend or app notification spoils a game-changing goal.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
12 June 2026
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Match lets two consenting partners start a video chat in the middle of a text conversation.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
12 June 2026
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The phrase is commonly used in restaurant kitchens and originated at soda counters in the 1930s, according to the dictionary.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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The Solons name refers to an ancient Greek lawmaker, whose name later became a colloquial term for wise legislators, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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“Handbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbook. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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