primers

noun

plural of primer
as in handbooks
a book used for instruction in a subject a primer of human anatomy

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Recent Examples of primers But everything changed after a 1954 Life Magazine article, which argued that literacy rates were tanking because children were bored with Dick and Jane primers. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 11 July 2026 The pros recommend primers with gripping technology and hydrating ingredients, like glycerin, plant oils, shea butter, and hyaluronic acid. — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 27 June 2026 In addition to the Spackle SPF and Champagne Glow primers, the actress also uses the hydrating version on the regular. — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026 But that wistfulness is balanced with an urgent call to action, as primers on past civil rights legislation highlight the fragility of progress and interactive displays solicit commitments for civic service. — Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 4 June 2026 Moisturizers, face oils, and primers are a key first step to ensuring that the makeup going onto your face afterwards will apply and sit right. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 22 May 2026 And many primers are unnecessarily facile. — Mac Barnett, Longreads, 5 May 2026 Face mists can also be used as primers in makeup application. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026 These nursery primers turned out to be the start of Tennyson’s lifetime immersion in contemporary science. — Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for primers
  1. handbooks
  2. manuals
  3. dictionaries
  4. textbooks
  5. texts
Noun
  • School handbooks may also provide information on whether a school serves all students or may exclude some groups, like those with disabilities or LGBTQ+ parents from admissions.
    — Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 16 July 2026
  • By referencing the federal FMLA baseline and deferring to applicable state law for employees with greater rights, employee handbooks can absorb each new development without a revision cycle.
    — Jennifer Morehead, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of handbooks
Noun
  • PDFs, reports, forms, manuals, policies, training materials and customer communications contain some of an organization's most valuable institutional knowledge.
    — Dennis DuFour, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Sailors will also be able to search technical manuals using natural language, review parts inventories, forecast maintenance issues before failures occur, and identify alternate suppliers within seconds.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
Definition of manuals
Noun
  • Most dictionaries do not even list the meaning—’to kill’—that the government now proposes.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2026
  • Christmas hams, party cocktails, elegant layer cakes, and cookout classics fill the dictionaries of Southern family recipes, but one of my favorites is a simple vinaigrette from my grandmother.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
Definition of dictionaries
Noun
  • Many of the most valuable leadership and workforce lessons aren't found in textbooks or training programs—they're learned through real-world experience.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Neeru decided to go back to school at age 50 and earned another master’s degree, from Stanford Graduate School of Education, before launching CK-12 Foundation, a non-profit that provides free and customizable digital textbooks for children.
    — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of textbooks
Noun
  • Farell also described hundreds of texts between the pair spanning from November 2023 to the night of the alleged murder.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • Updates from Johnson and his worker via texts and emails led her to believe parts were being ordered and the truck was being restored, Tomko says in the lawsuit.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026
Definition of texts

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“Primers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primers. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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