as in handbook
a book used for instruction in a subject
a primer of human anatomy
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Recent Examples of primer
Here's a primer on the new-look Big Ten and this weekend's opponent.
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Tyler Buchanan, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
All your lucky giftee needs to do is apply the leave-on gel primer (that comes with the Starter Kit) onto clean skin and apply gentle pressure while gliding the device over their face in upward and outward motions.
—Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 7 Oct. 2024
So for instance, one character would have to apply the Overwhelmed debuff on an enemy as a primer in order to be detonated by another character that can detonate Overwhelmed enemies.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The product’s bottle says that it can be applied over or under makeup, but my mom and I both prefer to use it as a glowy primer, either alone as a light skin tint or under a fuller-coverage foundation.
—Cai Cramer, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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Tyler Buchanan, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
All your lucky giftee needs to do is apply the leave-on gel primer (that comes with the Starter Kit) onto clean skin and apply gentle pressure while gliding the device over their face in upward and outward motions.
—Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 7 Oct. 2024
So for instance, one character would have to apply the Overwhelmed debuff on an enemy as a primer in order to be detonated by another character that can detonate Overwhelmed enemies.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The product’s bottle says that it can be applied over or under makeup, but my mom and I both prefer to use it as a glowy primer, either alone as a light skin tint or under a fuller-coverage foundation.
—Cai Cramer, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for primer
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The handbook, reviewed by WIRED, is the result of months of painstaking work by Gifford and about seven others who make up the Volunteer Nevada! group, which is dedicated to election integrity efforts.David Gilbert, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
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Getting team buy-in on company culture is much more effective when core values are put into action, rather than simply written in the employee handbook or on the company website.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Many of the manuals reflect this and recommend distributing infostealers via other social media sites or point to GitHub as an effective trafficking method.Joseph Cox, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
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Developing cutting-edge AI today is still a manual, handcrafted human activity.Rob Toews, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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During his first term, Ta advocated for cities to have easier access to existing affordable housing funds to help build and run regional homeless shelters and prevention programs, halting gas tax increases and placing the landmark civil rights case Mendez v. Westminster in California textbooks.Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
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Belichick signed her Deductive Logic textbook at the time and their first meeting was captured in a selfie, dug up by TMZ Sports.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Although college students seem to be the most targeted with the texts, Black people of varying ages have reported receiving the messages.Char Adams, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The tool can modify sentences or longer sections of text to shorten or lengthen the word count, change the tone, or format it in a different way.Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Primer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primer. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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