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
State laws limit what bonds can be used to pay for — they cannot be used for salaries, textbooks and other day-to-day expenses.
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Kendrick Calfee
february 11, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
Groceries, gas, phone plans, insurance, textbooks and basic supplies add up until even students working multiple jobs cannot keep up.
—Johane Saintil, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Much of the research guiding treatments, dosages and even medical textbooks continues to be grounded in male physiology.
—Michelle Kaufman, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2026
Academic standards and textbooks for each school subject are updated every six years.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 9 Feb. 2026
Buying and selling textbooks became his obsession.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
The textbooks currently state that Jupiter is 88,846 miles (142,984 kilometers) across at its equator, and 83,082 miles (133,708 km) from pole to pole.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
But whether this bulky protocluster’s existence actually demands the rewriting of textbooks remains to be seen.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2026
The bill includes a short list of eligible expenses, such as computer hardware, internet access, textbooks, testing fees, therapies and other expenses and services approved by the State Board of Education.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
Kendrick Calfee
february 11, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
Groceries, gas, phone plans, insurance, textbooks and basic supplies add up until even students working multiple jobs cannot keep up.
—Johane Saintil, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Much of the research guiding treatments, dosages and even medical textbooks continues to be grounded in male physiology.
—Michelle Kaufman, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2026
Academic standards and textbooks for each school subject are updated every six years.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 9 Feb. 2026
Buying and selling textbooks became his obsession.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
The textbooks currently state that Jupiter is 88,846 miles (142,984 kilometers) across at its equator, and 83,082 miles (133,708 km) from pole to pole.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
But whether this bulky protocluster’s existence actually demands the rewriting of textbooks remains to be seen.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2026
The bill includes a short list of eligible expenses, such as computer hardware, internet access, textbooks, testing fees, therapies and other expenses and services approved by the State Board of Education.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for textbooks
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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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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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The Evanston school’s performance and theater departments had a heritage of exploring non-dramatic texts like novels and narrative poems, with scholar-artists like Robert Breen and Frank Galati turning them into theater.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Samizdat originally published literary texts, which, under censorship, had been altered.—
Jennifer Lutz,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Lamborghini manuals are also included, as is an award from a 2025 show in Greenwich.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
9 Feb. 2026
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What do collecting old editions of Dungeons & Dragons monster manuals, securing the same tailgate spot for over 20 years and mastering yoga postures have in common?—
Emily Messina,
The Conversation,
6 Feb. 2026
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Following a few more years of work, the lexicographer—a studier or compiler of dictionaries—transferred his entire project online for anyone to peruse.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Feb. 2026
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During middle age, researchers considered household resources like magazine subscriptions, dictionaries, and library cards, and how often the participants visited a museum or library.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
17 Feb. 2026
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