as in manual
a book used for instruction in a subject
a handbook of grammar
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Recent Examples of handbook
While many new leaders focus on achieving results, the most impactful lessons often come from what isn’t in the handbook — like how to build trust, recover from failure and communicate with clarity.
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Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2025
Create a warm, welcoming environment where humor, humanity and purpose are part of the daily conversation, not just the handbook.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
According to the study, the first record of the moth in Germany was in the handbook by a researcher named Hering in 1932.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Last July, Driver opened up to PEOPLE about her relationship with Henry, saying that there is really no handbook for how to parent.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2025
Create a warm, welcoming environment where humor, humanity and purpose are part of the daily conversation, not just the handbook.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
According to the study, the first record of the moth in Germany was in the handbook by a researcher named Hering in 1932.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Last July, Driver opened up to PEOPLE about her relationship with Henry, saying that there is really no handbook for how to parent.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbook
Noun
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The Joy of Cooking Everyone should have a cookbook like this, a doorstop that is almost more encyclopedia than manual.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
7 June 2025
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Before starting a fire outdoors, make sure to review your fire pit's safety manual and extinguishing practices.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The past 12 months – with Musk marrying himself to the polarizing Trump brand and then breaking up with him – look like a textbook example of what a CEO should not do, especially a consumer-facing CEO.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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Moo's hilarious response to being told off is a textbook example of this temperament.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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The audio recordings played for the jury are voice notes that Combs sent to Jane via text in November 2021 and August 2023.—
Elizabeth Wagmeister,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Related: Supreme Court to decide if challenge to Illinois' grace period for mail-in ballots can proceed Pennsylvania Democrats countered that the 2024 ruling by the state supreme court was consistent with the text of state election law and with the intent of the legislators who set the rules.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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Jacques Bailly took a razor blade to the dictionary in 1991, revolutionizing the mechanics of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
26 May 2025
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Idaho’s state statute doesn’t define what a flag is, according to Ada County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Lauren Montague, who said the office was relying on the Oxford dictionary definition.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
14 May 2025
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“Handbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbook. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.
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