as in classic
constituting, serving as, or worthy of being a pattern to be imitated
a textbook example of a film that captures the feel of the novel on which it is based
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as in handbook
a book used for instruction in a subject
one shelf in my bookcase is crammed full of my old college textbooks
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Recent Examples of textbook
Samuel Goldman, The Week, 22 Sep. 2021
The vegan ramen was originally developed for Afuri’s Portland, Ore., location with the goal of being a lighter, decidedly non-textbook option.
—Flora Tsapovsky, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2021
Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
The past 12 months – with Musk marrying himself to the polarizing Trump brand and then breaking up with him – look like a textbook example of what a CEO should not do, especially a consumer-facing CEO.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
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Adjective
At the same time, solutions borrowed from textbook European nation-states are unlikely to serve us well.
—Samuel Goldman, The Week, 22 Sep. 2021
The vegan ramen was originally developed for Afuri’s Portland, Ore., location with the goal of being a lighter, decidedly non-textbook option.
—Flora Tsapovsky, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2021
Noun
Moo's hilarious response to being told off is a textbook example of this temperament.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
The past 12 months – with Musk marrying himself to the polarizing Trump brand and then breaking up with him – look like a textbook example of what a CEO should not do, especially a consumer-facing CEO.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
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Adjective
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Numerous artists have taken part over the past two decades, with the likes of Billie Eilish, Childish Gambino, Arctic Monkeys, and more reinventing classic tracks in the process.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
20 June 2025
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With an adjustable arm and lamp head, this LED task light has been modernized with a USB charging port but still maintains the same low-key charm of a classic adjustable light.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
20 June 2025
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Universities have numerous rules related to governance, with faculty often having an important stake and students having rights and duties as expressed in handbooks.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
11 June 2025
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These need to be easily found in your company handbook and reviewed and updated regularly.—
Harry Kazakian,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Though often considered difficult to breed in captivity, this collection of four egg-bearing males acts as a beacon of hope for the future of marine wildlife conservation, ultimately highlighting the need for exemplary zoos and aquariums to support the battle for preserving global biodiversity.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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A day after dicing up one of the sport’s toughest courses (65), Burns backed it up with another exemplary performance.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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In the clip, the team is seen monitoring data and text communications.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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Shortcuts: Intelligent actions: Apple Intelligence enables a new set of intelligent actions within Shortcuts, allowing users to leverage AI models for tasks like text summarization or image generation within their workflows.—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Real-World Innovations In Urban Mobility Consider the concept of a model smart city, where congestion is minimized, energy consumption is optimized and public services run seamlessly.—
Hemanth Volikatla,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The risk assessment seeks to conclude whether the brothers — who for decades have been model prisoners who have focused on helping other inmates heal trauma— now pose an unreasonable risk to public safety if they are released.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Mar. 2025
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Reduce Manual Overhead For SREs Reducing manual overhead for site reliability engineers is key and can be done with better automation and visibility.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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School permission slips, bills, coupon mailers, and appliance manuals multiply quickly.—
Tessa Cooper,
Southern Living,
17 June 2025
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Introducing the 2025 Fortune 500, the definitive ranking of the biggest companies in America.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
23 June 2025
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Such discrepancies in Bach’s manuscripts show that no definitive version of the Mass exists and that modern performers are free to follow their intuition.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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“Textbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/textbook. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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