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
Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
In response, the Idaho Department of Education has updated its special education manual, which has since been approved by the Legislature.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 13 May 2025
Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 May 2025
Just as skin can be toughened through manual labour, so the brain can be rewired to plough through difficulty.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Noun
Instructional manuals and study guides aren’t what’s needed most.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
In response, the Idaho Department of Education has updated its special education manual, which has since been approved by the Legislature.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 13 May 2025
Adjective
From Manual Reporting to Always-on Visibility For years, retailers and their brand partners grappled with the inefficiencies of manual data sharing.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 May 2025
Just as skin can be toughened through manual labour, so the brain can be rewired to plough through difficulty.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manual
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Finding Japanese investments in a handbook Buffett first unveiled investments in five Japanese trading companies on his 90th birthday in August 2020.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
26 May 2025
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His firm has placed a handbook on the front page of their website to help federal employees better align their resumes with county level positions.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Around 10 of the female prisoners joined and ate together while some of the women contributed homemade desserts.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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The homemade structure, 6 feet tall and 3 feet wide, represents the last stand for Flores and a larger protest that captured national attention in March 2020.—
Liam Dillon,
Los Angeles Times,
3 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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“Manual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manual. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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