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
Calls and texts to a phone number associated with the worker’s name, as well as Facebook messages to her profile, went unanswered.
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Emily Brindley
health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
There may be some differences between the audio and the text.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Call or text 855-600-WARM(9276) to speak with a counselor or see the CA Peer Run Warm Line website.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
The history of religion, with its thousands of schisms and reformations, is full of pilgrims who, rather than discard their relationship with their sacred text, have found purpose, clarity, and community through defiance.
—Séamas O'Reilly, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
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Emily Brindley
health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
There may be some differences between the audio and the text.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Call or text 855-600-WARM(9276) to speak with a counselor or see the CA Peer Run Warm Line website.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
The history of religion, with its thousands of schisms and reformations, is full of pilgrims who, rather than discard their relationship with their sacred text, have found purpose, clarity, and community through defiance.
—Séamas O'Reilly, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for text
Noun
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The forthcoming guide, which education officials have described as a first step toward a more comprehensive handbook to be issued at a later date, is coming as families and teachers are deeply divided and anxious about the potential — and pitfalls — of the new technology.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
23 Mar. 2026
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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
Noun
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But today, their company Lehman Brothers — which catastrophically collapsed in bankruptcy in 2008 — is remembered as a textbook case for the pitfalls of unchecked greed, corruption and moral bankruptcy.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Before the three scientists’ work, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans were largely abstract animals to most people – zoo exhibits, textbook illustrations, evolutionary symbols.—
Mireya Mayor,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
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The cost to attend the program is $50, which includes a comprehensive Grass to Garden manual, access to all four live sessions and expert guidance from experienced educators throughout the program.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Our team is one of the largest in California and includes one of the state’s leading authorities on consumer law — the very attorney who co-authored the foundational manual used by agencies statewide.—
Summer Stephan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The dictionary defines an excursion as a brief, pleasurable trip.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
23 Mar. 2026
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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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“Text.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/text. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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