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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Conybeare, a classics scholar, intertwines learned exegesis with examples of Augustine’s human idiosyncrasies, offering illuminating analyses of the philosopher’s seminal texts and ideas—including his theory of original sin—and of the role that his heritage played in his self-conception.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
And notes can be converted to text with a tap, before sending out over email direct from the device.
—New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2025
Officials urge anyone with information on Naqwan Lucas to call police at 202-727-9099 or text tips to 50411, and not to approach him.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The final part is a rather rambling segment philosophizing on proof of the afterlife—in line with dozens of similar texts from this era of psychical research.
—Alice Vernon
september 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
And notes can be converted to text with a tap, before sending out over email direct from the device.
—New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2025
Officials urge anyone with information on Naqwan Lucas to call police at 202-727-9099 or text tips to 50411, and not to approach him.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The final part is a rather rambling segment philosophizing on proof of the afterlife—in line with dozens of similar texts from this era of psychical research.
—Alice Vernon
september 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for text
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There’s no handbook for being 19 and having to deal with plagiarism allegations.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
4 Sep. 2025
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These categories do not appear in the Department’s regulations, however, or in any handbook or other official document.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Reading/writing, the traditional mode, relies on textbooks and note-taking.—
Suzanne Wright,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Over 500 images were released from inside Kohberger's apartment and obtained by PEOPLE, showing everything from his textbooks and exams to hair follicles and possible blood stains.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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In the eight- and 16-bit era, the key art used in a game’s pack-in manual was more intended to stir the imagination.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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However, the phone agent did have to put me on hold a few times to consult a manual to assist in answering my questions.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Sep. 2025
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Based on that research, Coleman released an online Owens Valley Paiute dictionary, sentence builder and translator and hopes to continue building more advanced language-learning tools.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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Google Translate may have started out as a glorified digital dictionary, but it’s grown into an increasingly capable interpreter.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Text.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/text. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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