as in handbooks
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 texts
Pavlopoulos was frustrated that the man was ignoring his calls and texts.
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Connecticut Sun forward Aaliyah Edwards has spent the last month fielding constant texts and calls from friends and family trying to get tickets to the team’s preseason game against the Toronto Tempo.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
The investigation began after Keziah's boyfriend, who is out of the country and became worried when his texts and calls went unanswered, requested that his own father check on them, the sheriff's office said in its earlier statement to PEOPLE.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of pages of emails, texts, call logs and documents submitted as evidence will shed an inside view of the case, both before and after Musk left the company – communications that, in many instances, take a far different view in private than public social-media declarations.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Or juicy rumors and/or scandals to fire off texts about.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Need to answer emails or follow up on those texts left hanging?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
In several texts, Miller was critical of Wolfson’s handling of the case, even calling for her removal from the case in texts to Fernandez Rundle.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
There were very few Persian translations (not to mention texts to translate).
—Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026
Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Connecticut Sun forward Aaliyah Edwards has spent the last month fielding constant texts and calls from friends and family trying to get tickets to the team’s preseason game against the Toronto Tempo.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
The investigation began after Keziah's boyfriend, who is out of the country and became worried when his texts and calls went unanswered, requested that his own father check on them, the sheriff's office said in its earlier statement to PEOPLE.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of pages of emails, texts, call logs and documents submitted as evidence will shed an inside view of the case, both before and after Musk left the company – communications that, in many instances, take a far different view in private than public social-media declarations.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Or juicy rumors and/or scandals to fire off texts about.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Need to answer emails or follow up on those texts left hanging?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
In several texts, Miller was critical of Wolfson’s handling of the case, even calling for her removal from the case in texts to Fernandez Rundle.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
There were very few Persian translations (not to mention texts to translate).
—Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for texts
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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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Without this kind of research, states may promote ineffective textbooks and leave schools with a confusing choice on which textbooks to use.—
Shawn Datchuk,
The Conversation,
23 Apr. 2026
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The future of hospitality education isn’t found in textbooks.—
Dr. Michael Cheng,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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But if that's not you, then don't toss your manuals, says Heather Aiello, CEO and founder of The Organized You.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
26 Apr. 2026
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Now, though, with the widespread circulation of magic manuals, grimoires, and related compendia—with the recording, on paper, of words, spells, histories, stories—witchcraft has taken an irreversible step into the exoteric realm.—
Kristen Roupenian,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 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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The word was considered so vulgar that it was left out of early dictionaries and was rarely printed, though Adams says people were certainly using it.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Texts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/texts. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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