as in manual
a book used for instruction in a subject
a handbook of grammar
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Recent Examples of handbook
These categories do not appear in the Department’s regulations, however, or in any handbook or other official document.
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Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
The Annunciation Catholic School handbook offered an outline of some of its security policies.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
The union is looking into whether their employee rights, as stated in the employee handbook, were violated.
—Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
If a school has a policy restricting employee speech, it will likely be found in an employee handbook, often posted online.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2025
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Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
The Annunciation Catholic School handbook offered an outline of some of its security policies.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
The union is looking into whether their employee rights, as stated in the employee handbook, were violated.
—Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
If a school has a policy restricting employee speech, it will likely be found in an employee handbook, often posted online.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbook
Noun
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For example, think of an FLM that serves as an electric lawnmower's user manual.—
Scott Zoldi,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Is this a trainwreck masquerading as an instruction manual for maintenance of a particularly dangerous train?—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Marco Bizzarri, Elisabetta Franchi chairman, investor Bizzarri led a textbook turnaround at Gucci, selecting Alessandro Michele as creative director in 2015.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Professor Russell wrote the core textbook on AI that every computer science major uses.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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Also consider quick text check-ins that still keep you present with the group.—
Brittany Vickers,
Essence,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Internally, the current workspace contained not only the visible text documents but also any custom words the user added to the dictionary and any additional tForth words defined in memory.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Handbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbook. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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