as in classic
constituting, serving as, or worthy of being a pattern to be imitated
a textbook example of a film that captures the feel of the novel on which it is based
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as in handbook
a book used for instruction in a subject
one shelf in my bookcase is crammed full of my old college textbooks
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Recent Examples of textbook
Samuel Goldman, The Week, 22 Sep. 2021
The vegan ramen was originally developed for Afuri’s Portland, Ore., location with the goal of being a lighter, decidedly non-textbook option.
—Flora Tsapovsky, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2021
Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2025
The textbook series was edited by Vladimir Medinsky, an adviser to Putin who was once involved in peace negotiations with Ukraine soon after the war broke out.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
At the same time, solutions borrowed from textbook European nation-states are unlikely to serve us well.
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The play was crafted from research materials, first-hand accounts, medical textbooks, ethnological research and primary sources documenting grand midwives and the history of midwifery.
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By Erica Sloan February 20, 2025 Sparkly beverages pumped with prebiotic fiber have been bubbling up for some time now, positioned both as gut-helpers and healthier alts to classic soda.—
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Who can resist the classic flavors of this childhood favorite?—
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That seems like a play straight out of Reba’s handbook.—
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The handbook recommends pilots experiencing spatial disorientation rely on their instruments over visual information and transfer control to another pilot, since two people rarely experience these illusions at the same time.—
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Even the performances have an exemplary historical tenor.—
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The presentation is a bit of a flop, but the mapo tofu is an exemplary version of the Sichuan dish, with soft, silky tofu in a deeply savory red sauce.—
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White space is crucial—dense text can be hard to navigate.—
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The complaint contains screenshots purportedly of text conversations between Luna and Tiffith Jr.—
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The addition of comprehensive model evaluation tools and multi-model inference capabilities positions Bedrock as a mature platform for enterprise AI initiatives.—
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The United States sent Moscow a model suburban home, cut in half, so television cameras could show the interior.—
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That ability to launch wider investigations appears to have been stripped under Trump; there is no mention of systemic investigations in the new manual.—
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At the royal court, scribes advanced Ottoman Turkish as a language of elite writing, compiling collections of letters to convey correct writing methods, and drawing up a style manual.—
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Crypto Confidential: Forbes' definitive guide to crypto and blockchain, delivered to your inbox every Saturday.—
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There are no rigid timeframes and no definitive way to approach your trip.—
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“Textbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/textbook. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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