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Recent Examples of schoolbook
There is a naïve element to her spiral designs in birthday party colors, like doodles in a schoolbook.
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Leah Dolan, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
As Jad spoke in schoolbook English, Fawzi listened and nodded or whispered corrections.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The signs of Meta, Circle, and AI House, and the logo of the Mohammed bin Salman Foundation were being taken down from the fronts of the buildings, revealing a bakery, a massage parlor, a schoolbook shop, a hotel.
—Caitlín Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Judging from contemporary catalogs and advertisements, booksellers saw the text not as a mathematical treatise or schoolbook, but rather a piece of popular literature worthy of mass attention.
—James Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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Leah Dolan, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
As Jad spoke in schoolbook English, Fawzi listened and nodded or whispered corrections.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The signs of Meta, Circle, and AI House, and the logo of the Mohammed bin Salman Foundation were being taken down from the fronts of the buildings, revealing a bakery, a massage parlor, a schoolbook shop, a hotel.
—Caitlín Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Judging from contemporary catalogs and advertisements, booksellers saw the text not as a mathematical treatise or schoolbook, but rather a piece of popular literature worthy of mass attention.
—James Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolbook
Noun
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At the same time, Barton’s book The Birth of Intertexuality (2019) is precisely a kind of tracing of the concept through the texts and thinking of different authors—which includes sections on Nietzsche’s influence on Barthes and Foucault.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 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
Noun
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Buying and selling textbooks became his obsession.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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That’s textbook misrepresentation.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Attendance and any follow-up actions are addressed on a case-by-case basis according to guidelines in the student handbook.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Nicole Kidman is quietly redefining the travel-style handbook.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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Kimmel quotes from one popular manual, published in 1916, that advised quieting a crying baby by flipping it over and administering a vigorous spanking.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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The Lamborghini manuals are also included, as is an award from a 2025 show in Greenwich.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Nick, first buy a dictionary and then take a few courses in logic and the evils of bigotry.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The supporting cast, including Teyana Taylor, Steven Yeun, Kyle Chandler, and Catalina Sandino Moreno, all get their own assault rifle and dictionary of cop lingo.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Schoolbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolbook. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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