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
The program does not cover additional costs such as housing, meals, textbooks, or fees.
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Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Not long ago, physicians relied on training, textbooks, and journals.
—Bruce Broussard, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
With the college using online textbooks, the bookstore was no longer needed.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Two popular nonprofit organizations that provide detailed reports on how reading experts rate textbooks include EdReports and The Reading League.
—Shawn Datchuk, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
The future of hospitality education isn’t found in textbooks.
—Dr. Michael Cheng, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
By centering the experience of individual characters, narrative storytelling captures what historical records and textbooks cannot.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
In 2013, Pearson’s state exams featured crass, commercial product placements as well as reading passages lifted from Pearson textbooks.
—Kemala Karmen, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
For example, many physicians initially opposed learning from medical textbooks, arguing that conjuring knowledge from memory forced deeper reflection.
—Spencer Dorn, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Not long ago, physicians relied on training, textbooks, and journals.
—Bruce Broussard, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
With the college using online textbooks, the bookstore was no longer needed.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Two popular nonprofit organizations that provide detailed reports on how reading experts rate textbooks include EdReports and The Reading League.
—Shawn Datchuk, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
The future of hospitality education isn’t found in textbooks.
—Dr. Michael Cheng, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
By centering the experience of individual characters, narrative storytelling captures what historical records and textbooks cannot.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
In 2013, Pearson’s state exams featured crass, commercial product placements as well as reading passages lifted from Pearson textbooks.
—Kemala Karmen, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
For example, many physicians initially opposed learning from medical textbooks, arguing that conjuring knowledge from memory forced deeper reflection.
—Spencer Dorn, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for textbooks
Noun
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That included new language in its sports handbooks, and a more hands-on role in Blue Devils’ NIL opportunities.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Dozens of photos included in the documents released Wednesday are military handbooks, field guides and cultural texts, some dating back to the early 2000s that appeared to belong to Gingles, as well as numerous books from the SANS Institute detailing computer hacker tools.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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District residents have been blanketed with anti-Bores mailers and texts.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Cut down on fielding pesky calls and texts by exploring options to block them.—
Becca Stanek,
TheWeek,
7 May 2026
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Start with the Easy Stuff – Broken markers, product manuals that can be found online, gift cards with no balance, and expired medications are all no-brainers.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
5 May 2026
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But if that's not you, then don't toss your manuals, says Heather Aiello, CEO and founder of The Organized You.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
26 Apr. 2026
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The club supplies 1,000 dictionaries each year for third graders at 10 Darien schools, as well as supports leadership training for high school students, NAMI DuPage, Humanitarian Service Project food for senior citizens in Darien, recycling events and environmental grants.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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The word was considered so vulgar that it was left out of early dictionaries and was rarely printed, though Adams says people were certainly using it.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Textbooks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/textbooks. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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