texts

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 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 This month, Togo invited citizens to contribute texts, recordings, and translations to help AI models understand the West African country’s 50 local languages. — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026 This is the God of end-times preppers, the God who stashes clues to Armageddon in sacred texts like so many colored eggs at Easter. — David Von Drehle, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026 Carson has also produced several translations of classical texts and ventured into other artforms, collaborating with visual artists, choreographers, opera and theater directors. — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 What happens when an ancient and meaningful practice, often rooted in sacred texts, is affected by interaction with machines? — Shay Rabineau, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026 Things ranging from how-tos to memoirs to niche academic texts. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026 Through it all, generation after generation, Jewish communities continued passing down religious texts and law, history, family traditions and language. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026 Its early productions infiltrated participants’ lives through phone calls, texts and emails. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
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Noun
  • 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
  • Hair loss experts hawking lifestyle handbooks for getting your strands back.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Donors can pay for additional expenses, such as transportation and textbooks, and fund extra academic advising and mentoring.
    — Genevieve Shaker, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
  • One group was allowed to consult Claude for help; the other could only use Google and textbooks.
    — Kevin Roose, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Instead of searching through hundreds of manuals to service industrial equipment, AI can identify the specific engine, understand where it’s installed, retrieve its service history and recommend the right repairs.
    — Tony Grout, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The outlet also pointed out that Apple still doesn’t offer replacement parts, repair manuals, or self-service repair guides for its AirPods.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Most dictionaries do not even list the meaning—’to kill’—that the government now proposes.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2026

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“Texts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/texts. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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