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Recent Examples of schoolbook
There is a naïve element to her spiral designs in birthday party colors, like doodles in a schoolbook.
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Leah Dolan, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
As Jad spoke in schoolbook English, Fawzi listened and nodded or whispered corrections.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The signs of Meta, Circle, and AI House, and the logo of the Mohammed bin Salman Foundation were being taken down from the fronts of the buildings, revealing a bakery, a massage parlor, a schoolbook shop, a hotel.
—Caitlín Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Judging from contemporary catalogs and advertisements, booksellers saw the text not as a mathematical treatise or schoolbook, but rather a piece of popular literature worthy of mass attention.
—James Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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Leah Dolan, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
As Jad spoke in schoolbook English, Fawzi listened and nodded or whispered corrections.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The signs of Meta, Circle, and AI House, and the logo of the Mohammed bin Salman Foundation were being taken down from the fronts of the buildings, revealing a bakery, a massage parlor, a schoolbook shop, a hotel.
—Caitlín Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Judging from contemporary catalogs and advertisements, booksellers saw the text not as a mathematical treatise or schoolbook, but rather a piece of popular literature worthy of mass attention.
—James Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolbook
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—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,
13 Jan. 2026
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Prosecutors argue the texts reflect confusion and secondhand information — not emotional trauma or direct involvement that could improperly influence prosecutorial decision-making.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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The role of the smartphone in all of this is a textbook illustration of the concept of moral hazard, or a setup that makes damaging behavior all but inevitable.—
Rand Richards Cooper,
Hartford Courant,
8 Jan. 2026
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Two school districts in the Phoenix area are using a textbook that outwardly appears identical — but contains divergent lessons on recent history.—
Alexandra Hardle,
AZCentral.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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That challenge stems from a lack of awareness of the condition, which was first added to the DSM — a handbook used by clinicians to diagnose mental health conditions — in 2013.—
Michal Ruprecht,
NPR,
14 Jan. 2026
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Vacheron Constantin is taking a page out of the auto world’s handbook.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
13 Jan. 2026
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This solid menstrual cup features a simple-to-understand manual with detailed guidance and visual instructions and a long stem design that is perfect for positioning, grabbing and removing.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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As with any kitchen appliance, any lingering questions regarding proper cleaning can be answered within the manufacturer's manual that comes with the item.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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For many decades, dictionaries were bestsellers and seen as the authority on the English language.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
26 Dec. 2025
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But his dictionary, with its conclusiveness, was a huge publishing success.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Schoolbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolbook. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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