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noun

Definition of manualnext
as in handbook
a book used for instruction in a subject an owner's manual comes with the camera

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adjective

as in homemade

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Recent Examples of manual
Noun
Braun writes that popular volumes included Bibles, farming and health manuals, biographies, and fiction. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2026 The immigration review office acknowledges in its own manual that there can be delays as a result of mandatory security screenings. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
Adjective
However, no manual flight control inputs were made throughout the trip. — New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026 Its 48 manual gates have been opened only 23 times since 1916, most recently in 2017. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for manual
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  1. handbook
  2. homemade
  3. text
Noun
  • Mentorship helps transfer institutional knowledge, culture and context that are hard to capture in a handbook.
    — John Abusaid, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • That’s the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders — the authoritative handbook of mental disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association and used by mental health professionals in the United States.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of handbook
Adjective
  • Room service is available around the clock, and breakfast is included in the room rate; expect traditional dishes like eggs Benedict, as well as decadent homemade pastries.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
  • As flu season approaches, TikTokers are spreading a homemade elixir to supposedly boost the immune system that experts warn could in fact cause the fatal disease botulism.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of homemade
Noun
  • The pact's full text has not been released, and its command and operational structures are still being developed.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Be careful with links arriving through unexpected texts or emails.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
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