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
Prosecutors argue the texts reflect confusion and secondhand information — not emotional trauma or direct involvement that could improperly influence prosecutorial decision-making.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
An administrative office and library were charred by the flames, according to multiple reports, and several Torahs, Jewish holy texts rolled into large scrolls, were ruined or damaged.
—James Powel, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
Craig had to have his key staff lined up by May 1, some 5,000 library books ordered by July 1, not to mention getting a faculty for 500 students, designing a curriculum, selecting and ordering texts, even down to designing application forms, catalogs, etc.
—Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
Most of my stories are in dialogue with other texts or with films.
—Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
Shemper said the fire destroyed two Torahs, the Jewish sacred texts, and damaged five others.
—Kristin Wright, NPR, 11 Jan. 2026
Wedding didn’t realize until much later that the FBI was monitoring Acebedo-Garcia’s texts and even directing him what to say.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2026
Pratt did not respond to multiple texts requesting comment.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
The two men exchange grateful texts later that evening, home safe and stumped about where to go next.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
An administrative office and library were charred by the flames, according to multiple reports, and several Torahs, Jewish holy texts rolled into large scrolls, were ruined or damaged.
—James Powel, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
Craig had to have his key staff lined up by May 1, some 5,000 library books ordered by July 1, not to mention getting a faculty for 500 students, designing a curriculum, selecting and ordering texts, even down to designing application forms, catalogs, etc.
—Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
Most of my stories are in dialogue with other texts or with films.
—Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
Shemper said the fire destroyed two Torahs, the Jewish sacred texts, and damaged five others.
—Kristin Wright, NPR, 11 Jan. 2026
Wedding didn’t realize until much later that the FBI was monitoring Acebedo-Garcia’s texts and even directing him what to say.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2026
Pratt did not respond to multiple texts requesting comment.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
The two men exchange grateful texts later that evening, home safe and stumped about where to go next.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for texts
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Employees are encouraged to check with their employer or refer to employee handbooks before a holiday to confirm what the company's policy is for holidays and paid time off.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
25 Nov. 2025
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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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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
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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
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Historical classification files, supplier certifications, routing documentation, communications with logistics providers and internal compliance manuals and training records are among the assets Bini said companies should be compiling with a high level of diligence.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Jan. 2026
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What’s cool about these D&D manuals is there’s color images, and, also, over the years, the style of illustration changes.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
1 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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Maybe our expectations for dictionaries are way too high.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Texts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/texts. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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