as in manual
a book used for instruction in a subject
a handbook of grammar
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Recent Examples of handbook
After the discovery, Wood raised adult moths and distributed them to British collectors, and the species was described and mentioned in all major British handbooks, according to the study.
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Rhiannon Saegert, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
In short: There’s no correct answer; no handbook dictating the exact right way to preserve an entire country’s cultural history.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
For example, an HR professional could provide pro bono professional services by helping an organization draft an employee handbook.
—Jennifer Sirangelo, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The administration's Project 2025 handbook explicitly spells out goals to downsize the agency, break it up, and privatize parts of it.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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Rhiannon Saegert, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
In short: There’s no correct answer; no handbook dictating the exact right way to preserve an entire country’s cultural history.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
For example, an HR professional could provide pro bono professional services by helping an organization draft an employee handbook.
—Jennifer Sirangelo, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The administration's Project 2025 handbook explicitly spells out goals to downsize the agency, break it up, and privatize parts of it.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbook
Noun
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The physical edition even includes a full-color manual like the good old days, which is a nice touch.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Now, McCloud and Telgemeier have teamed up to publish a new how-to manual for younger kids.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In this respect, keep in mind that according to textbook theory, returns and risk should be positively correlated, not the reverse.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The textbook first thing that businesses do in response to economic uncertainty is to protect their balance sheet to hold onto as much money as possible for a rainy day down the road.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Neal Earley,
Arkansas Online,
8 Apr. 2025
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Busy decision makers probably won’t read walls of text.—
Nick Brown,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The term is not recognized in standard dictionaries and appears to be a neologism coined by Trump.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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To arrive at this finding, Berthet and other researchers first built a comprehensive ‘dictionary’ of bonobo calls.—
Saul Elbein,
The Hill,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Handbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbook. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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