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
As Willis pointed out, most esthetics programs still rely on outdated textbooks.
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Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
Mykola has spent thousands of dollars on qualifying exams, including textbooks, credential verification and application fees.
—Aditi Sangal, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
The levy will pay for items such as teachers and staff, bus transportation, textbooks, technology, and security such as secure entrances, alarms, cameras and electronic notification systems, according to the district.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
The school had a surplus of some items — like dozens of conga drums found in an instrument inventory, still wrapped in plastic — and a shortage of others, like student textbooks.
—Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Isaac Elementary School District Seeks a $10 million bond for furniture, equipment, technology, software, textbooks and instructional aids.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Levasseur also mentioned professional development aiding in both ELA and math and the implementation of new textbooks that align with state math framework.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2025
In a promotional video, the founder showed off an office chess set, beers brewed from lurid blue Yunnan mushrooms and a small library stocked with quantum mechanics textbooks.
—Lavender Au, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
One worked with a Muslim advocacy group contesting LGBTQ themes in school textbooks.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
Mykola has spent thousands of dollars on qualifying exams, including textbooks, credential verification and application fees.
—Aditi Sangal, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
The levy will pay for items such as teachers and staff, bus transportation, textbooks, technology, and security such as secure entrances, alarms, cameras and electronic notification systems, according to the district.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
The school had a surplus of some items — like dozens of conga drums found in an instrument inventory, still wrapped in plastic — and a shortage of others, like student textbooks.
—Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Isaac Elementary School District Seeks a $10 million bond for furniture, equipment, technology, software, textbooks and instructional aids.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Levasseur also mentioned professional development aiding in both ELA and math and the implementation of new textbooks that align with state math framework.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2025
In a promotional video, the founder showed off an office chess set, beers brewed from lurid blue Yunnan mushrooms and a small library stocked with quantum mechanics textbooks.
—Lavender Au, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
One worked with a Muslim advocacy group contesting LGBTQ themes in school textbooks.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for textbooks
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The first step is to review your company material—handbooks, trainings, core values, everything—and make sure your professional self is 100% aligned with company expectations.—
Sean WillChene,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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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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These are the mothers and fathers who follow their children to campus—not just metaphorically, with daily texts about grades, outfits, or friendship drama, but physically.—
Russell Shaw,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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Department officials later told her in texts and emails that delays completing the more detailed review of Rochelle’s home were her fault.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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The mere sight of IKEA instruction manuals causes my eyes to glaze over, to say nothing of home COVID tests.—
Lucinda Rosenfeld,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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That often shows up in piles of cookbooks, self-help manuals, and fitness gear.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Oct. 2025
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Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia — fear of long words (The longest word found in major English dictionaries is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, a 45-letter word describing a lung disease caused by inhaling fine silica dust.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
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For the first time in 20 years, the company that publishes reference books and is mostly known for its dictionaries, is releasing a brand new edition of its iconic Collegiate Dictionary.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Textbooks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/textbooks. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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