as in manual
a book used for instruction in a subject
a handbook of grammar
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Recent Examples of handbook
There are workplace rules to protect women and men from behavior such as this, and they should be listed in your employee handbook.
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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
Dozens of photos included in the documents released Wednesday are military handbooks, field guides and cultural texts, some dating back to the early 2000s that appeared to belong to Gingles, as well as numerous books from the SANS Institute detailing computer hacker tools.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Nicole Kidman is quietly redefining the travel-style handbook.
—Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
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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
Dozens of photos included in the documents released Wednesday are military handbooks, field guides and cultural texts, some dating back to the early 2000s that appeared to belong to Gingles, as well as numerous books from the SANS Institute detailing computer hacker tools.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Nicole Kidman is quietly redefining the travel-style handbook.
—Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbook
Noun
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In the South, oyster shucking is something rarely learned from a manual.—
Rai Mincey,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Iranian sailors are interpreting operational instructions, manuals and logs for their Sri Lankan counterparts.—
Bharatha Mallawarachi,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The textbooks never mentioned her home, Guam.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
14 Mar. 2026
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The tangible nature of the exhibit takes it out of textbooks and into reality, said Krystina Hernandez, who was there chaperoning her 7-year-old son's schoolmates.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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Written in white, all-caps text against a stark black backdrop, the singer-songwriter’s message on Instagram cut right to the chase.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
13 Mar. 2026
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If anything, bad dates are exemplary of the chasm that invariably exists between nonfiction and real life, between text and flesh (and, on occasion, between photo and flesh).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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When the 12-year-old isn’t reading the dictionary, he can be found playing cricket, reading mystery novels, skiing and competing in math olympiads, too.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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The musical is a tribute to the awkwardness of being different, kids who read the dictionary with urgent ferocity.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Handbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbook. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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