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
Reading it in textbooks is intimidating.
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Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2026
At many community colleges, this has meant compensating faculty members to develop textbooks and other course materials that will be freely available to students.
—Austin Barraza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
An engineering student designing a prototype for a company gains not only technical fluency, but also the kinds of judgment and teamwork skills that textbooks can’t teach.
—Mary Moreland, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2026
Hundreds of textbooks came in before shelves were up in the bookstore in the administration building.
—Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
College leaders also credit their work to reduce campus costs — laundry is free and students get yearly credits for textbooks, for example.
—Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Although this explanation still appears in textbooks, many scientists disagree with it.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 Dec. 2025
Such a discovery would rewrite physics textbooks, perhaps even explaining the mysterious dark matter that binds galaxies together.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025
For decades, the Grisons had printed textbooks in five Romansh idioms—a baroque solution that invited a more rational one.
—Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2026
At many community colleges, this has meant compensating faculty members to develop textbooks and other course materials that will be freely available to students.
—Austin Barraza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
An engineering student designing a prototype for a company gains not only technical fluency, but also the kinds of judgment and teamwork skills that textbooks can’t teach.
—Mary Moreland, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2026
Hundreds of textbooks came in before shelves were up in the bookstore in the administration building.
—Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
College leaders also credit their work to reduce campus costs — laundry is free and students get yearly credits for textbooks, for example.
—Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Although this explanation still appears in textbooks, many scientists disagree with it.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 Dec. 2025
Such a discovery would rewrite physics textbooks, perhaps even explaining the mysterious dark matter that binds galaxies together.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025
For decades, the Grisons had printed textbooks in five Romansh idioms—a baroque solution that invited a more rational one.
—Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for textbooks
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Student handbooks, which govern the relationship between students and their schools, and student-athlete handbooks, which address issues within athletic programs, don’t contemplate monetary fines for athletes, either.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Many states simply advise districts to update student handbooks, offering little guidance on policy language or instructional changes that could mitigate misuse.—
Ulrich Boser,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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The proposal is part of a statewide reading list the Texas Education Agency created under House Bill 1605, a 2023 law that aims to give students a more consistent set of texts across grade levels.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Jan. 2026
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Melvin Williams, a professor of communication and media studies at Pace University, says the spiteful nature of Swift and Lively's texts doesn't reflect well on either woman − and both have probably lost some fans as a result.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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Um, but many of us don't have instruction manuals, right?—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
21 Jan. 2026
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Print manuals are not only an opportunity to tap into a collective desire for more analog escapism, but also a key tool for bringing a customer closer to a brand’s story.—
Kristina Rodulfo,
Vogue,
15 Jan. 2026
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Christmas hams, party cocktails, elegant layer cakes, and cookout classics fill the dictionaries of Southern family recipes, but one of my favorites is a simple vinaigrette from my grandmother.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2026
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For many decades, dictionaries were bestsellers and seen as the authority on the English language.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
26 Dec. 2025
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“Textbooks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/textbooks. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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