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
Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
For example, Native students attending local public schools in Chicago at the turn of the century encountered stereotypical and racist depictions of Indigenous people in their textbooks and curricula.
—TIME, 25 Nov. 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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Faculty would have far less power to control textbook prices for their students if a chain took over, a task force report said.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
For example, Native students attending local public schools in Chicago at the turn of the century encountered stereotypical and racist depictions of Indigenous people in their textbooks and curricula.
—TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
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The two drive through a classic American landscape with Roan's parents in the backseat.Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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The night continued with classic 2000s hip-hop that kept the party going until 4:30 a.m.Shelby Wax, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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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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Bryan Mbeumo has been a key player under Frank (Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) That defeat was part of a run of away results which is as dismal as Brentford’s home form has been exemplary.Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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The technology may be exemplary, but even science cannot perform miracles.RM Clark, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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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.Christina Long, arkansasonline.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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The first three paragraphs of the satirical text match exactly to the quotes incorrectly attributed to a genuine spokesperson for the Danish government on social media, for example.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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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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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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Nearly 35 years on from his release, Channel 4 has made a definitive documentary series charting Nelson Mandela‘s journey.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
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Now comes the hard part: taking definitive, concrete steps to strengthen those practices and mitigate those risks in the face of disparate regulatory frameworks in the regional, country and state jurisdictions within the organization’s operating footprint.Jim DeLoach, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Textbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/textbook. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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