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
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.
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Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Samizdat originally published literary texts, which, under censorship, had been altered.
—Jennifer Lutz, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
According to the ancient texts, distress and diseases (like infertility) occur when our doshas—the body’s three basic constitutions—fall out of harmony.
—Annie Daly, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2026
The elevation of mediocre texts has the advantage of continuing a conversation, at least, while the banning of texts, in its shadow-play projection of crude bigotries onto a public stage, furthers repressive silence.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Early one morning, a woman named Manuela received a panicked series of texts from her husband, who’d been picked up in Queens.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
Several North Texas school boards this week are deciding whether to implement Senate Bill 11, a measure that would allow a daily period for prayer and the reading of the Bible or other religious texts during the school day.
—Marissa Armas, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Americans receive 130 million scam calls a day and over 20 billion spam texts a month.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
The skiers are in communication with officials through their emergency beacons, which can send texts, Greene told KCRA-TV.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Samizdat originally published literary texts, which, under censorship, had been altered.
—Jennifer Lutz, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
According to the ancient texts, distress and diseases (like infertility) occur when our doshas—the body’s three basic constitutions—fall out of harmony.
—Annie Daly, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2026
The elevation of mediocre texts has the advantage of continuing a conversation, at least, while the banning of texts, in its shadow-play projection of crude bigotries onto a public stage, furthers repressive silence.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Early one morning, a woman named Manuela received a panicked series of texts from her husband, who’d been picked up in Queens.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
Several North Texas school boards this week are deciding whether to implement Senate Bill 11, a measure that would allow a daily period for prayer and the reading of the Bible or other religious texts during the school day.
—Marissa Armas, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Americans receive 130 million scam calls a day and over 20 billion spam texts a month.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
The skiers are in communication with officials through their emergency beacons, which can send texts, Greene told KCRA-TV.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for texts
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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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After the Apollo samples were returned to Earth and analyzed, textbooks were updated with a wealth of new information about the moon.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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While waiting at a crosswalk, a gaggle of Italian schoolboys clustered in front of me, every single one wearing the same Borealis daypack from The North Face, likely stuffed with textbooks and homework.—
Amelia Arvesen,
Outside,
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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“Texts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/texts. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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