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Recent Examples of how-to
Rising Together by Sally Helgesen The latest book by Helgesen is an action plan filled with how-to tips.
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Dr. Ruth Gotian, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
For more, check out our Best Turntables guide and our how-to article on upgrading your home audio.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 5 Mar. 2023
As a former residential and commercial carpenter, Alex uses his hands-on experience to write practical buying guides, how-to articles, and product reviews.
—Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics, 3 Mar. 2023
To further connect with the community, Gao hopes to one day host classes for home brewing and offer other interactive how-to events.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
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Dr. Ruth Gotian, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
For more, check out our Best Turntables guide and our how-to article on upgrading your home audio.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 5 Mar. 2023
As a former residential and commercial carpenter, Alex uses his hands-on experience to write practical buying guides, how-to articles, and product reviews.
—Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics, 3 Mar. 2023
To further connect with the community, Gao hopes to one day host classes for home brewing and offer other interactive how-to events.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for how-to
Noun
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Technical writers simplify complex technical information to create easy-to-understand documents, manuals or guides for consumers or company staff.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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The report said Burns did not read the card manual or attend training.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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Employers sometimes include in their offer letters or employee handbooks a statement that the first 60 or 90 days of employment are a trial period, much shorter than the federal probationary period, during which the employee and employer will assess whether the job is a good fit.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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Someone at White Lotus, LLC, really should update the employee handbook because this seems to keep coming up.—
Eddie Mouradian,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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On the opposite end of the scale, an American game streamer and his YouTuber buddy are ditching the smartphones that are the staple of their generation and attempting to cross Japan by motorbike without so much as a guidebook.—
Hassan Tayir,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2025
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Trump supporters who are adherents of the Heritage Foundation’s 900-page Project 2025 policy guidebook backed a proposal to raise the retirement age from 67 to 69.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
26 Mar. 2025
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The never-ending hurry-up-and-waits are why he’s always got a couple weighty tomes stacked in his lap, his taste running from big-cheese biographies (of Elia Kazan and Abraham Lincoln, among others) to bestsellers, including Conclave.—
Phoebe Eaton,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
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This is a tome for all of us who’ve become Fat + Flour disciples over the years.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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“How-to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/how-to. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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