as in classic
constituting, serving as, or worthy of being a pattern to be imitated
a textbook example of a film that captures the feel of the novel on which it is based
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as in handbook
a book used for instruction in a subject
one shelf in my bookcase is crammed full of my old college textbooks
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Samuel Goldman, The Week, 22 Sep. 2021
The vegan ramen was originally developed for Afuri’s Portland, Ore., location with the goal of being a lighter, decidedly non-textbook option.
—Flora Tsapovsky, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2021
Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Young-hee the doll is standing across from her boyfriend, Chul-soo (her other half in the elementary school textbooks that Koreans likely recognize her from).
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
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At the same time, solutions borrowed from textbook European nation-states are unlikely to serve us well.
—Samuel Goldman, The Week, 22 Sep. 2021
The vegan ramen was originally developed for Afuri’s Portland, Ore., location with the goal of being a lighter, decidedly non-textbook option.
—Flora Tsapovsky, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2021
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In 2023, India cut a number of science topics from tenth-grade textbooks.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Young-hee the doll is standing across from her boyfriend, Chul-soo (her other half in the elementary school textbooks that Koreans likely recognize her from).
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
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This isn’t a reimagining on the level of Leigh Whannell’s previous foray into the classic horror vaults, The Invisible Man.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
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That leads us to Brent Seabrook and his 1,114 games, a classic example of the dependable, hard-nosed blueliner archetype that will show up often on this list.Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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The program, which came with a 26-book handbook, filled a compact schedule led by a suite of USC Annenberg’s journalism professors.Melanie Anzidei, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Take a cue from the Olsen handbook and look for shaggy details, longline shapes, and reversible designs.Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
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Offensively, several players have soared in Butler’s absence: ▪ Herro, who has been exemplary all season, has scored 26, 14, 23 and 32 in the four games on this road trip, with 18 three-pointers and 17 assists.Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2025
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In March 2023, Seven Talents sued Neugebauer alleging fraud on the $11 MM of startup capital plus breaches of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, exemplary damages and self-dealing to run the business into the ground and steal the assets.Ann Rutledge, Forbes, 11 Jan. 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.Dylan Sherman, arkansasonline.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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This poser is hard to work through when we are only given the text.Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2025
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In October, Los Angeles County’s top prosecutor said the brothers had been model prisoners and recommended that they be resentenced to 50 years to life in prison.Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Rather than only considering any one number in isolation to assess a model and determine whether and how to deploy it, your team must work with visuals like a savings or profit curve that convey the complete range of model-deployment options.Eric Siegel, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Players are always barred from promoting or displaying anything that could be considered controversial, according to the manual.Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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The following steps are general guidelines, but make sure to look at your specific appliance’s manual.Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2025
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Given that on landing its rotors broke off, that's a pretty definitive conclusion.David Szondy, New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2025
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Crypto Confidential: Forbes' definitive guide to crypto and blockchain, delivered to your inbox every Saturday.Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Textbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/textbook. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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