as in handbook
a book used for instruction in a subject
an owner's manual comes with the camera
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Recent Examples of manual
Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
In response, the Idaho Department of Education has updated its special education manual, which has since been approved by the Legislature.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 13 May 2025
Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 May 2025
Just as skin can be toughened through manual labour, so the brain can be rewired to plough through difficulty.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Noun
Instructional manuals and study guides aren’t what’s needed most.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
In response, the Idaho Department of Education has updated its special education manual, which has since been approved by the Legislature.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 13 May 2025
Adjective
From Manual Reporting to Always-on Visibility For years, retailers and their brand partners grappled with the inefficiencies of manual data sharing.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 May 2025
Just as skin can be toughened through manual labour, so the brain can be rewired to plough through difficulty.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manual
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Finding Japanese investments in a handbook Buffett first unveiled investments in five Japanese trading companies on his 90th birthday in August 2020.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
26 May 2025
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His firm has placed a handbook on the front page of their website to help federal employees better align their resumes with county level positions.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Member's Mark Jumbo Gourmet Chocolate Chip and Chunk Cookie Dough Since homemade chocolate chip cookies are not always in the cards, keeping this cookie dough from Member's Mark in your fridge or freezer is the next best solution.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
22 May 2025
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In the float, celery root ice cream is drizzled with coffee oil, topped with red wine vinegar and shio koji-marinated cherries, and spritzed with a homemade celery soda.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 May 2025
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The father of two had told the boy’s mother via text that the child hurt himself while riding his bike, the L.A. County district attorney’s office said in a May 2023 statement.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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Images of the orb show a silver-colored sphere about the size of a bowling ball covered in what appears to be foreign text and drawings.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 May 2025
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“Manual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manual. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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