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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
Under normal conditions, the cockpit door on the plane, a Boeing 737 Max 8, uses a dead bolt that can be locked from the cockpit side, according to a 2025 Boeing manual for flight attendants. — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026 The outlet also pointed out that Apple still doesn’t offer replacement parts, repair manuals, or self-service repair guides for its AirPods. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
Adjective
The robotic system removed the need for manual work in hazardous areas. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 The next labor platform The global market for manual labor is measured in tens of trillions of dollars. — Navin Chaddha, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for manual
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manual
  1. handbook
  2. homemade
  3. text
Noun
  • The records don't establish whether parents were told about the facilitator handbook's guidance on gender identity, pronouns and nonbinary participants.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The standard fix fails because handbooks rot the day they are written.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of handbook
Adjective
  • Marlee Crave served a summer dish at Fiddlehead Kitchen made from her husband's tomatoes and greens, her homemade sourdough bread and her family's cheese.
    — Derek James, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • What these homemade digital passes cannot replace There is an important limit here.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of homemade
Noun
  • That caught the attention of his professor Allan Sekula, a conceptual artist who married photography and text to create installations that explored issues of labor and trade.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • New Critics insisted that a text’s value lay solely in its language.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
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