as in manual
a book used for instruction in a subject
a handbook of grammar
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Recent Examples of handbook
That included new language in its sports handbooks, and a more hands-on role in Blue Devils’ NIL opportunities.
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2026
However, students do not have a First Amendment right to participate in a walkout and could be disciplined for missing class or other handbook violations.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 19 Feb. 2026
There are workplace rules to protect women and men from behavior such as this, and they should be listed in your employee handbook.
—Jeanne Phillips, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
There are workplace rules to protect women and men, and they should be listed in your employee handbook.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2026
However, students do not have a First Amendment right to participate in a walkout and could be disciplined for missing class or other handbook violations.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 19 Feb. 2026
There are workplace rules to protect women and men from behavior such as this, and they should be listed in your employee handbook.
—Jeanne Phillips, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
There are workplace rules to protect women and men, and they should be listed in your employee handbook.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbook
Noun
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Museum workers had assembled it from forty pieces with no instruction manual.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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This includes the device, a user manual, power cord, water inlet and drainage hoses, five urine test strips, an RFID reader, a box of washable litter, and litter detergent.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But today, their company Lehman Brothers — which catastrophically collapsed in bankruptcy in 2008 — is remembered as a textbook case for the pitfalls of unchecked greed, corruption and moral bankruptcy.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Before the three scientists’ work, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans were largely abstract animals to most people – zoo exhibits, textbook illustrations, evolutionary symbols.—
Mireya Mayor,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff,
Arkansas Online,
27 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors said messages in the group chat along with the fact that the Pawula sent the texts to Rita, Chad Salefski and other family and friends of Rita and Salefski showed they were intended to offend the two political candidates.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The dictionary defines an excursion as a brief, pleasurable trip.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Writers are often cautioned not to hit readers over the head with the dictionary.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Handbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbook. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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