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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Recent Examples of textbook
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
Richard Amofa, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
The outlet reported that Belichick signed one of Hudson’s textbooks, Deductive Logic.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
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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Everything about this was textbook: the scanning before receiving between the lines, the skip away from the defender, the swerving, looping strike that bamboozled goalkeeper Katherine Tapia, who could do nothing but sink slowly backwards to the ground.
—Richard Amofa, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
The outlet reported that Belichick signed one of Hudson’s textbooks, Deductive Logic.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
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When the restaurant originally opened, the menu was largely classic Bordeaux-style food.—
Valentina Di Donato,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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While those sound like classic ingredients to some, other sweets enthusiasts claim raisins have no place in the springtime treat.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The pilot handbook also indicates an air speed of 95 knots must be maintained to fly in icing conditions if de-icing equipment is fully functional.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2025
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In most organizations, new employees will be provided with a copy of the employee handbook, which typically includes pages upon pages of policies they are expected to adhere to during their tenure.—
Marie Unger,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Nicholas Bear Bade, who are both transgender males, have exemplary service records, the judge wrote.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
24 Mar. 2025
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These exemplary representatives of Gen Z offer hope for a post-climate future for occasionally dejected Gen-Xers like me.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Multimodal models, integrating video, audio, and text, are becoming adept at discerning subtle nuances in tonality and facial expressions, offering a more holistic understanding of human interaction.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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While some previous tools focused mainly on in-game voice chat, Discord supports text, voice, and video, as well as game streaming.—
Samuel Axon,
ArsTechnica,
27 Mar. 2025
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The addition of comprehensive model evaluation tools and multi-model inference capabilities positions Bedrock as a mature platform for enterprise AI initiatives.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes,
16 Dec. 2024
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The United States sent Moscow a model suburban home, cut in half, so television cameras could show the interior.—
Matthew Thompson,
New York Times,
25 Nov. 2024
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The broader process of updating the federal water control manuals that the dams abide by is ongoing.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
15 Mar. 2025
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The data hoarders collect zines, manuals, family photos, old television shows, and defunct websites—just about everything digital or digitizable at risk of disappearance.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Crypto Confidential: Forbes' definitive guide to crypto and blockchain, delivered to your inbox every Saturday.—
Abubakar Nur Khalil,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Everyone from Frankie Lymon to Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and Rosemary Clooney has recorded more definitive versions. 163.—
Kristen S. Hé,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Textbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/textbook. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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