as in handbooks
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 textbooks
This finding, however, suggests the plumbing is messier than textbooks imply.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
In schools, children are studying from Russian textbooks that praise the country and its military.
—Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
Free textbooks would be a step toward making education more accessible for all.
—Sami Khan, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Historically, his classes had relied on open-book, take-home exams, where students could leverage textbooks and the internet.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Acutis was precociously savvy with computers before the social media era, reading college-level textbooks on programming and coding as a youngster.
—Jessie Wardarski, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The experience was the ultimate field trip that brought their science textbooks to life in the most unforgettable way.
—Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
Reading/writing, the traditional mode, relies on textbooks and note-taking.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
In schools, children are studying from Russian textbooks that praise the country and its military.
—Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
Free textbooks would be a step toward making education more accessible for all.
—Sami Khan, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Historically, his classes had relied on open-book, take-home exams, where students could leverage textbooks and the internet.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Acutis was precociously savvy with computers before the social media era, reading college-level textbooks on programming and coding as a youngster.
—Jessie Wardarski, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The experience was the ultimate field trip that brought their science textbooks to life in the most unforgettable way.
—Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
Reading/writing, the traditional mode, relies on textbooks and note-taking.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for textbooks
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The end goal is to have the information that could eventually be included in international handbooks that serve as reference resources for licensing and safety analysis of nuclear systems.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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That one line says more about age inclusion than most corporate handbooks.—
Shelley Zalis,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The same tactics are being applied to phishing emails and texts sent to everyday users.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The investigation eventually revealed that Lauryn's mom, Kendra Licari, was the person who had been sending up to 50 cruel texts a day to her then-13-year-old daughter and her daughter's ex-boyfriend for two years.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Berg Family Library on site at the museum also includes an extensive collection of automotive research, from books and magazines to thousands of repair manuals, to ensure no knowledge is lost to time.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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These manuals explain how to use all the products effectively.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
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Others, like pain points and thought leaders, seem like things that AI got from business buzzword dictionaries.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Textbooks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/textbooks. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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