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
College leaders also credit their work to reduce campus costs — laundry is free and students get yearly credits for textbooks, for example.
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Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 6 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, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
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
At Pima Medical Institute, a certificate program lasts 9 to 10 months and costs close to $20,000 at its Chula Vista campus, including tuition, textbooks, lab supplies, uniforms and tax, with financial aid available for qualified students.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
Business textbooks and websites are packed with case studies of bootstrap-pulling businessmen and women who have prospered through franchising.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 30 Nov. 2025
She's found state-of-the-art paper cutters and traditional phonics textbooks that have been out of circulation for years.
—Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 30 Nov. 2025
Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 6 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, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
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
At Pima Medical Institute, a certificate program lasts 9 to 10 months and costs close to $20,000 at its Chula Vista campus, including tuition, textbooks, lab supplies, uniforms and tax, with financial aid available for qualified students.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
Business textbooks and websites are packed with case studies of bootstrap-pulling businessmen and women who have prospered through franchising.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 30 Nov. 2025
She's found state-of-the-art paper cutters and traditional phonics textbooks that have been out of circulation for years.
—Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 30 Nov. 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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The two men exchange grateful texts later that evening, home safe and stumped about where to go next.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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In cellphone communications shared exclusively with McClatchy and the Herald in October, there are hundreds of texts and chats between Goudreau and Álvarez.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Boeing didn’t mention the system in airplane manuals, and most pilots didn’t know about it.—
Jamie Stengle,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Most of its libraries are delivered via OTA updates, with developers being provided with manuals, case studies, and continuous integration support.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
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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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Maybe our expectations for dictionaries are way too high.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Textbooks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/textbooks. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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