as in handbook
a published work containing information for travelers
This guidebook came in handy during our trip to Europe.
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Travelers now want something a guidebook can’t deliver — a meal at the corner spot the bus tours skip, a story about the temple that only the neighborhood knows, an afternoon shaped by someone who actually lives there.
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Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
Thanks to the quality of the fish, word of mouth, foreign guidebooks, and now Moe’s exertions on Instagram, there are long lines at the door, especially on weekends.
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David Remnick,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Advertisement The cleanup goes global Until the smartphone era, this was a localized phenomenon, a curious factoid in a guidebook to Japan.
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Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
1 June 2026
Both of them appear on the cover of the guidebook.
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Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
Thanks to the quality of the fish, word of mouth, foreign guidebooks, and now Moe’s exertions on Instagram, there are long lines at the door, especially on weekends.
—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Advertisement The cleanup goes global Until the smartphone era, this was a localized phenomenon, a curious factoid in a guidebook to Japan.
—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
1 June 2026
Both of them appear on the cover of the guidebook.
—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guidebook
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Now, 15 years later, the law continues to guide district handbooks across Oregon.
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Rules for e-bikes and other two-wheel vehicles are contained within the DMV’s California motorcycle handbook, but general traffic knowledge is not commonplace.
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The future king of Britain descends from American patriots who fought against the crown he is destined to inherit, according to a new book tracing Prince William's family tree.
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The midnight fireworks display on the National Mall on July 4 was one for the history books.
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Smid then shifted his questioning to the definition of administrative leave provided in the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office’s general orders manual.
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Unlike simple query-response models, agentic workflows represent a move from manual prompting to a new era of delegating and empowering autonomy with agents that act on behalf of the business.
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“Guidebook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guidebook. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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