as in handbook
a book used for instruction in a subject
a primer of human anatomy
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Recent Examples of primer
Here, a primer for planning out your wedding budget.
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Virginia Van Zanten, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025
Here’s a primer on some of the hundreds of new laws that are now in effect.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Here’s a primer on this prolific but short-lived meteor shower.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
For those looking for a boost of hydration for their hair after and in between washes, or just a heat protectant for daily styling—Eva NYC’s primer spray does it all.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025
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Virginia Van Zanten, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025
Here’s a primer on some of the hundreds of new laws that are now in effect.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Here’s a primer on this prolific but short-lived meteor shower.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
For those looking for a boost of hydration for their hair after and in between washes, or just a heat protectant for daily styling—Eva NYC’s primer spray does it all.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for primer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for primer
Noun
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These pies must meet the strict requirements of the Associazione Vera Pizza Napoletana, which issues a handbook of instructions, not unlike the team’s playbook, to certify the pizza is created in classic Neapolitan style.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
2 Jan. 2025
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According to the inmate handbook for FCI Dublin, inmates must wake up by 5 a.m. and be in their housing units for daily counts at 4:30 am.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
5 Dec. 2024
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Some of the initiatives sounded less like amendments to bureaucratic procedure (the usual scope of executive orders) than like a manual for a startup society.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
The New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2025
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It’s all outlined in the manual, but the bottle cap, which goes on for the carbonating process, has fast and slow pressure release tabs.—
Emily Farris,
Bon Appétit,
24 Jan. 2025
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Many pediatricians have never even seen chickenpox outside of a textbook.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2025
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The founder of the Art Lawyers Association, Wilson holds law degrees from the Sorbonne and King’s College, London, and is the author of the legal textbook Art Law and the Business of Art.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
8 Jan. 2025
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Grede remembers the back-and-forth text chain as being a bit chaotic.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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At the time of the text, Stewart had recently torn her Achilles, an injury that nearly ended Bryant’s career.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Primer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primer. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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