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
Participating inmates recorded everything from bestsellers to textbooks to children's books for blind people across the United States, per a 1987 article published in the Los Angeles Times.
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Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
For decades, medical textbooks and lectures have presented the vitamin K injection as an example of a public health policy success.
—Duaa Eldeib, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Media ethics textbooks are starting to include some non-Western philosophies, such as Eastern religious principles from Islam and Buddhism, Chinese communitarian principles from Confucius, and African humanitarian principles such as Ubuntu.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
These children did not learn about extinction from dry textbooks.
—Prince Harry, Time, 7 May 2026
Many of them encountered the condition only in medical school textbooks.
—Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
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
With the college using online textbooks, the bookstore was no longer needed.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
For decades, medical textbooks and lectures have presented the vitamin K injection as an example of a public health policy success.
—Duaa Eldeib, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Media ethics textbooks are starting to include some non-Western philosophies, such as Eastern religious principles from Islam and Buddhism, Chinese communitarian principles from Confucius, and African humanitarian principles such as Ubuntu.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
These children did not learn about extinction from dry textbooks.
—Prince Harry, Time, 7 May 2026
Many of them encountered the condition only in medical school textbooks.
—Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
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
With the college using online textbooks, the bookstore was no longer needed.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for textbooks
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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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The outlet is said to have reviewed texts, diary entries, emails with friends and police communications.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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My father-in-law is the king of check-in texts as well as taking and sharing photos.—
Taylor Fox,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2026
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Consumers provided temporary solutions for maintaining indoor air quality while burning coal by sending in suggestions that were published in housekeeping manuals, magazines and newspapers.—
Annie Persons,
The Conversation,
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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Virginia’s Supreme Court majority sought an answer in dictionaries, which define the word as the act or process of choosing.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
13 May 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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“Textbooks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/textbooks. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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