as in handbook
a book used for instruction in a subject
the school's science curriculum suffers from a serious lack of up-to-date texts
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Recent Examples of text
The result is a database of unprecedented reach; no earlier folklorist has worked with so many texts from such a range of societies.
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Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
This includes famous battlegrounds, presidential homes and others that have been established to elevate narratives about those sidelined in traditional texts.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Call 1-877-8-HOPE-NY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY); 1-800-327-5050 (MA); 1-877-MYLIMIT (OR); 1-800-981-0023 (PR); 1-800-GAMBLER (all others).
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
But both the text and the history of Article II are far more equivocal than the current Court has been suggesting.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
This includes famous battlegrounds, presidential homes and others that have been established to elevate narratives about those sidelined in traditional texts.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Call 1-877-8-HOPE-NY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY); 1-800-327-5050 (MA); 1-877-MYLIMIT (OR); 1-800-981-0023 (PR); 1-800-GAMBLER (all others).
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
But both the text and the history of Article II are far more equivocal than the current Court has been suggesting.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for text
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The book is a policy handbook meant to address the realities of political life following the turmoil of the French Revolution, presenting a Christian alternative to both the authoritarian secular liberalism and counterrevolutionary movements of the day.—
Indianapolis Star,
IndyStar,
3 Oct. 2025
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Bonilla suggested there is no policy in her contract or the employee handbook that forbids teachers from partaking in surrogacy or in vitro fertilization.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Levasseur also mentioned professional development aiding in both ELA and math and the implementation of new textbooks that align with state math framework.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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As global consumers increasingly favor independent brands and slow fashion that embody strong values, Songmont stands as a textbook example of this new wave of Chinese luxury — rooted in the East, resonant worldwide.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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There’s no manual on how to invent forgeries.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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Debuting in 2020, the variant is a base model with some fun add-ons, like a sport suspension, limited-shift differential, and a six-speed manual, and no filler.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
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For the first time in 20 years, the company that publishes reference books and is mostly known for its dictionaries, is releasing a brand new edition of its iconic Collegiate Dictionary.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Which implies that, yes, the age of the print dictionary must be passing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Text.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/text. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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