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 Those shots have already begun arriving at pharmacies—in case your pharmacy hasn’t already sent you multiple texts and reminders. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026 The laptop's contents, including foreign business emails and texts, were widely distributed in the lead up to the 2020 election after Hunter Biden failed to retrieve it from a computer repair shop. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 Nationwide, the 988 lifeline has received more than 26 million calls, texts and chats since July 2022, when it was changed from its pre-existing 10-digit number. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Prosecutors said a search warrant revealed antisemitic texts on Morales' phone. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 The world of things, bodies, texts and sensations as a plane or a web of connections and diversions, all of it on the signifying surface. — Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026 The firm’s report laid them out in plain and careful detail, with quotes from texts, e-mails, interviews, and contemporaneous notes. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026 Early Tuesday morning, Anaheim mayor Ashleigh Aitken started getting a slew of calls and texts — rumors were swirling about a potential landmark day in her hometown. — Sam Blum, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Richard Novak, another defense attorney, then argued texts Robinson allegedly sent to Twiggs, discussing a rifle, possible motive and other details on the planning surrounding the event are expected to be key evidence in the state’s case. — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for texts
  1. handbooks
  2. textbooks
  3. manuals
  4. dictionaries
Noun
  • The company also publishes a garden guide, a kids’ edition, and special handbooks on container gardens, vegetables, and herbs.
    — HubSpot, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The same program also offers free handbooks in English and Spanish.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of handbooks
Noun
  • To this day, it is seen as the traditional world map and is used in many school textbooks and atlases.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The tragic day, etched into the minds of many Americans, has since been memorialized in classroom textbooks, anniversary broadcasts, museums and the stories told by survivors.
    — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of textbooks
Noun
  • The law requires manufacturers to give consumers and independent repair shops access to what’s needed to diagnose and repair certain electronics, including manuals, replacement parts and tools.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026
  • These editors worked on a variety of genres, such as instructions, API documentation and technical manuals under a range of job titles, including technical writer, technical editor and copy editor.
    — Jo Mackiewicz, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of manuals
Noun
  • Most dictionaries do not even list the meaning—’to kill’—that the government now proposes.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2026
  • Christmas hams, party cocktails, elegant layer cakes, and cookout classics fill the dictionaries of Southern family recipes, but one of my favorites is a simple vinaigrette from my grandmother.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
Definition of dictionaries

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“Texts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/texts. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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