as in handbook
a book used for instruction in a subject
an owner's manual comes with the camera
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Recent Examples of manual
New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
The mere sight of IKEA instruction manuals causes my eyes to glaze over, to say nothing of home COVID tests.
—Lucinda Rosenfeld, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
The Series 1 offers both manual shot pulling, full of data on flow rate, water temperature, and the like, as well as one-button auto brewing that still produces cafe-quality espresso.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The model comes with two batteries, charging cable, carry case and clear user manual, and is available for US$1,099.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
The mere sight of IKEA instruction manuals causes my eyes to glaze over, to say nothing of home COVID tests.
—Lucinda Rosenfeld, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
This manual process is incredibly slow; a past upgrade at JET, for instance, required engineers to handle 7,000 assemblies over 17 months.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
The Series 1 offers both manual shot pulling, full of data on flow rate, water temperature, and the like, as well as one-button auto brewing that still produces cafe-quality espresso.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manual
Noun
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The process, carried out by regional district councils and overseen by the national office, requires disgraced pastors to step away from ministry for at least a year and undergo Christian counseling, according to a 135-page restoration handbook obtained by NBC News.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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While the sheriff’s office does not have a policy explicitly barring deputies from living out of state, employees are required to report their primary addresses to the department, according to the county handbook.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Use seeds in homemade trail mix, granola, and energy bites.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
7 Nov. 2025
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Freedom songs rang out alongside work songs, a player on homemade pan pipes mesmerized listeners alongside the generation’s greatest future singer-songwriters.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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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.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
4 Nov. 2025
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These works invite active listening, just as Practical Criticism rewards the reader with an enhanced appreciation of the text.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Manual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manual. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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