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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The two-bedroom home built in 1949 was considered a modern metal marvel in newspaper articles and in its instruction manual.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Aurangzeb assembled a panel of qualified Indian ʿulamāʾ (religious scholars) to compile this legal manual.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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To be fair, Previte was early to khachapuri’s popular ascent, and her version is textbook.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Along with Cengage, an education technology provider, the publisher claims the tech giant copied content from Hachette books and Cengage textbooks to train its large language model, Gemini, without asking permission.—
Francesca Cassidy,
Fortune,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Chronicle’s reporters also reviewed medical records about a pregnancy and STD texts a week after the alleged assault.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
10 Apr. 2026
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The word was considered so vulgar that it was left out of early dictionaries and was rarely printed, though Adams says people were certainly using it.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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Like Follman, Charleston turns to the dictionary for a definition of metaphor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Handbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbook. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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