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
Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 June 2026
Details of the new car include a choice of gearboxes between a 6-speed manual for traditionalists or a high-tech 10-speed automatic with steering-wheel shift paddles.
—New Atlas, 3 June 2026
Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 9 June 2026
The company did provide manual instructions for mitigating YellowKey, a vulnerability that allows attackers to defeat Bitlocker full-disk encryption.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
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Noun
Refer to the owner's manual to estimate how much gas is reasonable to keep on hand for your generator.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 June 2026
Details of the new car include a choice of gearboxes between a 6-speed manual for traditionalists or a high-tech 10-speed automatic with steering-wheel shift paddles.
—New Atlas, 3 June 2026
Adjective
Another created a daily AI summary of the company’s more than 30 Slack channels, replacing a half-hour of employees’ manual scanning with a quick read.
—Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 9 June 2026
The company did provide manual instructions for mitigating YellowKey, a vulnerability that allows attackers to defeat Bitlocker full-disk encryption.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manual
Noun
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However, the focus of the handbook is not only on substance use.—
Beverly Kingston,
The Conversation,
9 June 2026
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Employees take cues from leadership about what’s acceptable, regardless of what’s written in the employee handbook.—
William Jones
June 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Find creative coffee drinks spiked with homemade syrups, pastries and breakfast burritos on the menu.—
Kate Williams,
AJC.com,
10 June 2026
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Designed to deliver the warm, homemade cookie experience with minimal effort, the ready-to-bake dough comes pre-portioned in rounds and can be cooked in the oven or air fryer.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Performing the text transformed poetry for me from expression to event.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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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.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 May 2026
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“Manual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manual. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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