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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
Noun
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The French philosopher argued that the author is not a true creator but a functional, historical construct designed to classify and limit the meaning of texts.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Mar. 2026
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It is forged in difficult texts.—
Stephanie Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The textbooks never mentioned her home, Guam.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
14 Mar. 2026
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The tangible nature of the exhibit takes it out of textbooks and into reality, said Krystina Hernandez, who was there chaperoning her 7-year-old son's schoolmates.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There's no universal handbook for buyers who want to stay on the right side of ethics.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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According to the Chesterton High School handbook, the penalty for a first-time truancy offense is two hours of after-school detention.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The proper tire pressure for your vehicle can usually be found on a sticker on the driver's side door jamb or in the owner's manual.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Apple has included a repair manual that describes how to swap out the Neo’s keyboard, which may imply the company plans to start selling replacement keyboards as independent products via its Self Service Repair store (though this isn’t confirmed as of writing).—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Writers are often cautioned not to hit readers over the head with the dictionary.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
19 Mar. 2026
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When the 12-year-old isn’t reading the dictionary, he can be found playing cricket, reading mystery novels, skiing and competing in math olympiads, too.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Schoolbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolbook. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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