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
Cox Communications, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The talk was less an instruction manual than an anthropological description of the various stages of love.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026
Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Inside lies the same in-house manual movement (Caliber DB2115V13) with a six-day power reserve.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Check your generator’s owner’s manual for details on power capacity and safe operation.
—Cox Communications, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The talk was less an instruction manual than an anthropological description of the various stages of love.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Annually update first responder interaction plans, access to manual vehicle override systems, two-way communication links with 30-second response times and training requirements to ensure safe and timely interactions.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Inside lies the same in-house manual movement (Caliber DB2115V13) with a six-day power reserve.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manual
Noun
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Let’s be honest, what Forest have done in 2025-26, or indeed for much of the last few seasons, wouldn’t make the ‘how to run a football club’ handbook.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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The proposal also provides that certain common business models and practices, such as providing a sample employee handbook or requiring anti-harassment training, don’t by themselves make joint employer status more likely.—
Keith Sonderling,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The song, which Diamond wrote with Alan and Marilyn Bergman, laments the cooling of a romance in language as direct as the music is florid; the recording, as the story goes, came in response to a homemade edit by a radio programmer eager to hear the two stars sing together.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Wherever that pan of homemade party potatoes is sitting.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
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The juxtapositions of text and image, which strongly suggest the widening distance between mother and daughter, build in emotional and intellectual power over the film’s ninety-minute duration.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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The campaign tactic seems to resemble musician Charli XCX’s 2024 album, brat, complete with the same lime-green and black text that became synonymous with the sensation.—
Britta Miller,
The Washington Examiner,
8 May 2026
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“Manual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manual. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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