as in handbook
a book used for instruction in a subject
the school's science curriculum suffers from a serious lack of up-to-date texts
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Recent Examples of text
Since then, members of the House Appropriations Committee released the text of the report attached to their version of the NASA budget.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2025
Scammers reach out to potential victims by phone and text.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 24 July 2025
Perfect for glancing at texts and ignoring people in real life.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 24 July 2025
The handoff was coordinated by text and took place in a City Hall bathroom in June 2023, the federal indictment states.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2025
Scammers reach out to potential victims by phone and text.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 24 July 2025
Perfect for glancing at texts and ignoring people in real life.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 24 July 2025
The handoff was coordinated by text and took place in a City Hall bathroom in June 2023, the federal indictment states.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for text
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Your best bet is to peruse the employee handbook, taking special interest in the ‘Codes of Conduct’ section.—
Elizabeth Pearson,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Severity of autism is measured with the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which is a handbook used by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) to diagnose a range of mental disorders.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
2 July 2025
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The couple at the center of Oh, Hi! are a textbook example of this Paleolithic period of romance: Iris (Molly Gordon) and Isaac (Logan Lerman) are four months into what seems like a giddy love connection.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 July 2025
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The rest of the outfit was textbook Jennifer Lawrence for summer, staying brand-loyal as per.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
18 July 2025
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This solution is trained on the department's reference materials, including manuals, guides, and other documents.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The 30 model features a chain drive with 11-speed manual Shimano Cues shifting.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 July 2025
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The bill would have also banned the use of aids such translation dictionaries, electronic devices or interpreters during the exams.—
Vivian Jones,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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An entry for the term was recently added to Among the New Words, a dictionary that is part of a quarterly installment of the journal American Speech.—
Nicole Stock,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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“Text.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/text. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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