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 The Sun conjoins Mercury in Virgo and your 3rd House of Communication, sharpening texts, calls, emails, errands, sibling dynamics, and daily logistics. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026 For Finite, Nuclear Children joins a slate comprising original series and adaptations of plays, operas and literary texts. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026 ChatGPT no longer has to wait for people to copy and paste their texts into the chatbot. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 Mercury enters Virgo and your 3rd House of Communication, sharpening texts, emails, errands, sibling dynamics, neighborhood plans, and everyday logistics. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026 Crew members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln finally have a port call scheduled, according to texts sent to family members and shared with USA TODAY. — Chris Quintana, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 When someone calls in or texts, the AI assistant can handle everything on its own, whether that means scheduling an appointment, resolving a complex issue, or routing a call to a specific person. — John Brandon, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026 Miles says similar texts were sent to others about the recall, and that the texts constitute quid pro quo, a major ethics violation. — Olivia Young, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Days later, the family started receiving suspicious texts from her phone asking for money. — Darla Miles, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for texts
  1. handbooks
  2. textbooks
  3. manuals
  4. dictionaries
Noun
  • Bureaucracy Feels More Powerful Than People ‘Severance’ showcases a workplace dominated by rules, handbooks, procedures, approval chains, and layers of management.
    — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • School handbooks may also provide information on whether a school serves all students or may exclude some groups, like those with disabilities or LGBTQ+ parents from admissions.
    — Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 16 July 2026
Definition of handbooks
Noun
  • Textbooks Ken Miller, a professor emeritus of biology at Brown University, has been publishing one of the nation’s most popular biology textbooks for nearly 30 years.
    — Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Historically, the representation of melanin-rich skin in dermatology textbooks and clinical image databases has been lacking.
    — Ayren Jackson-Cannady, Allure, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of textbooks
Noun
  • In the military, this could mean maintenance teams using AI to navigate thousands of pages of technical aircraft manuals.
    — Karen Dahut, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The return of a manual Carrera S also means that 911 buyers now have seven manuals to choose from starting in 2027.
    — Bryan Campbell, Robb Report, 13 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 30 Aug. 2026.

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