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handbook

noun

ˈhan(d)-ˌbu̇k

Definition of handbook

as in manual

a book used for instruction in a subject a handbook of grammar

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Recent Examples of handbook The handbook is not dead; it is being replaced by how work is structured. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 June 2026 Organizers of the protest printed a handbook for demonstrators that included a map of the security perimeter, tips on how to gear up for the march, and advice on how to behave if detained by police. — Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026 As the plane landed, the 56 passengers were thrown about the cabin and injured, as well as exposed to hazardous chemicals from the fire, the handbook said. — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026 However, the focus of the handbook is not only on substance use. — Beverly Kingston, The Conversation, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for handbook

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Shifting baseline syndrome has a clinical ring to it, like something from psychiatry’s official manual of mental disorders.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
Two-year-old golden retriever Ruthie placed her paw on an Illinois law manual as she was sworn in as a support dog for Burke's office.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Definition of manual

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The textbook catalogs the ways prosecutors can abuse their powers.

— Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 17 July 2026
Children’s literature can humanize Black people in a way that news coverage, television, films and school textbooks and curriculum often do not, helping to combat racial bias and stereotypes.

— Brooke Harris Garad, The Conversation, 14 July 2026

Definition of textbook

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Although the text of the agreements hasn't been made public, the administration began announcing the pacts in the fall, starting with Pfizer.

— Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 16 July 2026
Buddhist texts often present meditation as a way of confronting uncertainty, grief, mortality and impermanence.

— Ronald S. Green, The Conversation, 16 July 2026

Definition of text

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Let Maggie Gyllenhaal adapt The Bell Jar • Why Soledad Acosta de Samper’s Dolores is a unicorn to translators • Ed Simon explores Noah Webster’s dictionary • Can American presidents declare war?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 July 2026
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, 2 July 2026

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