as in manual
a book used for instruction in a subject
a handbook of grammar
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Recent Examples of handbook
On March 10, 2025, the company asked all employees to revisit and re-sign the employee handbook, which includes both FMLA and parental leave policies.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
The American Psychiatric Association’s diagnostic handbook doesn’t list the condition and a 2021 study concluded it is mostly cited as a cause only when the person who died had been restrained.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 15 Apr. 2026
According to Petersson, Luna recently observed one of the employees using their phone during a particularly quiet hour, so the system updated the market's employee handbook to set stricter rules on workers’ phone usage.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
In his letter, Uthmeier said that due to the Miami-area university’s affiliation with the Roman Catholic Church and its claims in the student handbook, declining to recognize the TPUSA chapter violates Florida law.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2026
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
The American Psychiatric Association’s diagnostic handbook doesn’t list the condition and a 2021 study concluded it is mostly cited as a cause only when the person who died had been restrained.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 15 Apr. 2026
According to Petersson, Luna recently observed one of the employees using their phone during a particularly quiet hour, so the system updated the market's employee handbook to set stricter rules on workers’ phone usage.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
In his letter, Uthmeier said that due to the Miami-area university’s affiliation with the Roman Catholic Church and its claims in the student handbook, declining to recognize the TPUSA chapter violates Florida law.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbook
Noun
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Although the car is normally available with either a six-speed manual or a seven-speed PDK dual-clutch gearbox, the special edition is expected to only be available with the latter.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Scooby Doo quest, the heart of the night, comes complete with a 14-page manual full of character bios, clues and missions.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Balcony is textbook Manet—grand in ambition, ingeniously composed, visually charismatic, and socially unfathomable.—
Susan Tallman,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Moments after Sennecke ripped a wrist shot for the tiebreaking goal and the precocious rookie’s first playoff point, Carlsson clinically finished a textbook 2-on-1 rush with Troy Terry.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The old-school style page with charts and text explained how to calculate the safety of lowering landing gear when a plane is moving slowly at low altitudes, as the Jeju flight was.—
James Glanz,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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There’s a lot more in the text of the Voting Rights Act that categorizes the relationship between race, political cohesion and voting power.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Oxford University Press added the word to its dictionary in 2015.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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The dictionary says it's often used as a way to say something has been removed.—
Nicholas Kerr,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Handbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbook. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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