as in handbook
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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Liska and Copper’s text also, uncomfortably, makes constant, slighting reference to Bachrach’s body.
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Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Call, text or visit the restaurant's Facebook page, facebook.com/mexiq2018, for more information.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 13 Dec. 2024
According to the on-screen text, Ella is a huge fan who has a collection of memorabilia, courtesy of her owner Emily Beck.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Other family members did not return calls or texts.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
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Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Call, text or visit the restaurant's Facebook page, facebook.com/mexiq2018, for more information.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 13 Dec. 2024
According to the on-screen text, Ella is a huge fan who has a collection of memorabilia, courtesy of her owner Emily Beck.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Other family members did not return calls or texts.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for text
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Sunset anxiety does not appear in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), the handbook used by mental health providers to identify and diagnose mental health conditions.Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 14 Dec. 2024
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There’s nothing in any NFL handbook that would suggest coaching upheaval is a good thing for a rookie franchise quarterback.Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Isn't that the textbook definition of a conflict of interest?Stefan Becket, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2024
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The origin point of the blaze is textbook wildland-urban interface, or WUI (woo-ee).Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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That will likely require more than the scant illustrations in the Cybertruck owner’s manual.Carlton Reid, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2024
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The total output: 950 horsepower and 664 lb-ft of torque, all sent to the back wheels through a seven-speed dual-clutch paddle-shift transmission that delivered snappy shifts but was smoother than the old sequential manual.Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
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Adding a new word to the dictionary has historically been a deliberate process.Eyal Benishti, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Several other dictionaries are also announcing their own words of the year.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Text.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/text. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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