as in handbook
a book used for instruction in a subject
a primer of human anatomy
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Recent Examples of primer
With a blend of liquid exfoliants, this primer helps control excess oil in your T-zone (which, when left unchecked, creates a mangifying effect on pores).
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 23 May 2025
Reviewers agree, with many praising the primer’s ability to replace other products.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 22 May 2025
Reynolds also has his pal’s back, creating an entire music video last year for McElhenney’s birthday as a pronunciation primer on how to say that last name.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 21 May 2025
This book became a primer for anybody who was coming onto the film.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 May 2025
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 23 May 2025
Reviewers agree, with many praising the primer’s ability to replace other products.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 22 May 2025
Reynolds also has his pal’s back, creating an entire music video last year for McElhenney’s birthday as a pronunciation primer on how to say that last name.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 21 May 2025
This book became a primer for anybody who was coming onto the film.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for primer
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Finding Japanese investments in a handbook Buffett first unveiled investments in five Japanese trading companies on his 90th birthday in August 2020.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
26 May 2025
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His firm has placed a handbook on the front page of their website to help federal employees better align their resumes with county level positions.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2025
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The Joy of Cooking Everyone should have a cookbook like this, a doorstop that is almost more encyclopedia than manual.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
7 June 2025
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Before starting a fire outdoors, make sure to review your fire pit's safety manual and extinguishing practices.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
6 June 2025
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The past 12 months – with Musk marrying himself to the polarizing Trump brand and then breaking up with him – look like a textbook example of what a CEO should not do, especially a consumer-facing CEO.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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Moo's hilarious response to being told off is a textbook example of this temperament.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Related: Supreme Court to decide if challenge to Illinois' grace period for mail-in ballots can proceed Pennsylvania Democrats countered that the 2024 ruling by the state supreme court was consistent with the text of state election law and with the intent of the legislators who set the rules.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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Independent creators and established filmmakers alike now have access to powerful AI tools such as Runway that can generate realistic video scenes, animate storyboards, and even produce entire short films from simple text prompts or reference images.—
Craig S. Smith,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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“Primer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primer. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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