Definition of textnext
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 By nature, a play changes from performance to performance, depending on the director, players, designers and so forth, while keeping the text intact. Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026 Khan started to receive texts from friends who clocked his pieces as the film hit screens. José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026 There may be some differences between the audio and the text. Dana Taylor, USA Today, 8 May 2026 Those allow golfers to get custom text or email alerts for times and courses of their choosing, a key pain point from their playing days. Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for text
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Noun
  • Let’s be honest, what Forest have done in 2025-26, or indeed for much of the last few seasons, wouldn’t make the ‘how to run a football club’ handbook.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • The proposal also provides that certain common business models and practices, such as providing a sample employee handbook or requiring anti-harassment training, don’t by themselves make joint employer status more likely.
    Keith Sonderling, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The program does not cover additional costs such as housing, meals, textbooks, or fees.
    Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 3 May 2026
  • Not long ago, physicians relied on training, textbooks, and journals.
    Bruce Broussard, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Although the car is normally available with either a six-speed manual or a seven-speed PDK dual-clutch gearbox, the special edition is expected to only be available with the latter.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The Scooby Doo quest, the heart of the night, comes complete with a 14-page manual full of character bios, clues and missions.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Oxford University Press added the word to its dictionary in 2015.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 May 2026
  • The dictionary says it's often used as a way to say something has been removed.
    Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026

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“Text.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/text. Accessed 10 May. 2026.

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