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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The Power Of Video Content Video content is incredibly dynamic, unlike static images or text that may not convey emotions, stories or elaborate messages as effectively.
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Dr. Bin Tang, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The same phone allegedly sent two texts shortly after the SUV encountered police, one at 12:36 a.m. and the other at 12:40 a.m.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The Business Insider story also included an explicit text Wayne sent to reporter Katherine Long.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
Busy decision makers probably won’t read walls of text.
—Nick Brown, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Dr. Bin Tang, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The same phone allegedly sent two texts shortly after the SUV encountered police, one at 12:36 a.m. and the other at 12:40 a.m.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The Business Insider story also included an explicit text Wayne sent to reporter Katherine Long.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
Busy decision makers probably won’t read walls of text.
—Nick Brown, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for text
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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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In this respect, keep in mind that according to textbook theory, returns and risk should be positively correlated, not the reverse.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The textbook first thing that businesses do in response to economic uncertainty is to protect their balance sheet to hold onto as much money as possible for a rainy day down the road.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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The physical edition even includes a full-color manual like the good old days, which is a nice touch.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Now, McCloud and Telgemeier have teamed up to publish a new how-to manual for younger kids.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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The term is not recognized in standard dictionaries and appears to be a neologism coined by Trump.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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To arrive at this finding, Berthet and other researchers first built a comprehensive ‘dictionary’ of bonobo calls.—
Saul Elbein,
The Hill,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Text.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/text. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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