as in handbooks
a book used for instruction in a subject
a primer of human anatomy
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Recent Examples of primers
And many primers are unnecessarily facile.
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Mac Barnett, Longreads, 5 May 2026
Her latest primers, which build on the original, have either a champagne or a golden tint to make skin radiant.
—Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Face mists can also be used as primers in makeup application.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
These nursery primers turned out to be the start of Tennyson’s lifetime immersion in contemporary science.
—Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Plus, check out more similar primers, below.
—Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
The budget fight has sparked pointed comments in committee meetings where Tanner and Grow have offered primers to their fellow legislators about how the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee works to set the state’s budget.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
One/Size is currently offering 13 products at Boots, including top seller On ‘Til Dawn Mattifying Waterproof Setting Spray and various primers formulated for a variety of skin tones and types.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 14 Jan. 2026
Molecules called primers bind only with the common sections of viral genetic code, but not with the many other types of DNA that are floating around in human wastewater.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Mac Barnett, Longreads, 5 May 2026
Her latest primers, which build on the original, have either a champagne or a golden tint to make skin radiant.
—Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Face mists can also be used as primers in makeup application.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
These nursery primers turned out to be the start of Tennyson’s lifetime immersion in contemporary science.
—Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Plus, check out more similar primers, below.
—Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
The budget fight has sparked pointed comments in committee meetings where Tanner and Grow have offered primers to their fellow legislators about how the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee works to set the state’s budget.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
One/Size is currently offering 13 products at Boots, including top seller On ‘Til Dawn Mattifying Waterproof Setting Spray and various primers formulated for a variety of skin tones and types.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 14 Jan. 2026
Molecules called primers bind only with the common sections of viral genetic code, but not with the many other types of DNA that are floating around in human wastewater.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for primers
Noun
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That included new language in its sports handbooks, and a more hands-on role in Blue Devils’ NIL opportunities.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Dozens of photos included in the documents released Wednesday are military handbooks, field guides and cultural texts, some dating back to the early 2000s that appeared to belong to Gingles, as well as numerous books from the SANS Institute detailing computer hacker tools.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Consumers provided temporary solutions for maintaining indoor air quality while burning coal by sending in suggestions that were published in housekeeping manuals, magazines and newspapers.—
Annie Persons,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
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Start with the Easy Stuff – Broken markers, product manuals that can be found online, gift cards with no balance, and expired medications are all no-brainers.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
5 May 2026
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Virginia’s Supreme Court majority sought an answer in dictionaries, which define the word as the act or process of choosing.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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The club supplies 1,000 dictionaries each year for third graders at 10 Darien schools, as well as supports leadership training for high school students, NAMI DuPage, Humanitarian Service Project food for senior citizens in Darien, recycling events and environmental grants.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Participating inmates recorded everything from bestsellers to textbooks to children's books for blind people across the United States, per a 1987 article published in the Los Angeles Times.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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For decades, medical textbooks and lectures have presented the vitamin K injection as an example of a public health policy success.—
Duaa Eldeib,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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The outlet is said to have reviewed texts, diary entries, emails with friends and police communications.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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My father-in-law is the king of check-in texts as well as taking and sharing photos.—
Taylor Fox,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2026
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“Primers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primers. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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