texts

noun

plural of text
as in handbooks
a book used for instruction in a subject the school's science curriculum suffers from a serious lack of up-to-date texts

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Recent Examples of texts As with robocall and texts, this only applies to that campaign or organization. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Sierra even exchanged flirty texts with another woman days after the bodies were found. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026 Adding fuel to the debate is the discovery of ancient artifacts — texts, frescoes, tombstone inscriptions — that seem, to some, to depict women as priests in the early Catholic Church. — Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 Standing between the jury and a verdict are scores of hours of conflicting testimony, bitter recriminations, and a vast trove of unfiltered texts exchanged by two brilliant scientists. — Chris Serres — Boston Globe, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026 Kelsch testified that Farwell was 27-years-old and Birchmore was 15-years-old when the texts were exchanged. — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Members, check your texts and email inboxes after our noon ET Monthly Meeting for our full BNY earnings analysis. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 Parents want to keep their kids safe online without having to snoop through texts—a tactic that’s both time-consuming and invasive. — Chris Stokel-Walker, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Marshall’s campaign provided no comment in response to phone calls, texts and emails seeking responses to a detailed list of questions over the course of two weeks for this story. — Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for texts
  1. handbooks
  2. textbooks
  3. manuals
  4. dictionaries
Noun
  • The standard fix fails because handbooks rot the day they are written.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • In Arkansas, private schools participating in the voucher-like program have to be accredited or working toward it, which often requires creating curriculum and school handbooks.
    — Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of handbooks
Noun
  • In 2013, Pearson graduated as valedictorian of Mitchell High School, after leading protests at the school to demand textbooks for students.
    — Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Foyles Educational supplied textbooks and prizes to schools, and the library department provided a similar service for public libraries.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of textbooks
Noun
  • With the exception of gambling disorder, behavioral addictions have received slim recognition in psychiatry’s diagnostic manuals—although doctors and researchers often still treat them as legitimate and potentially devastating disorders.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The team also read research studies about Georgia’s early childcare system and the state’s own policy and rule manuals.
    — Justin Price, AJC.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of manuals
Noun
  • Performed by legends Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, the silly song is a tongue-twister for kiddos, and the titular word, which means ‘extraordinarily good, wonderful’ even made its way into some real deal dictionaries.
    — Stephanie Ganz Published, Parents, 18 Oct. 2026
  • From burritos to dictionaries, brands are already comparing a slew of foldable items to the new iPhone Duo.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of dictionaries

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“Texts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/texts. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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