as in handbook
a book used for instruction in a subject
a primer of human anatomy
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Recent Examples of primer
This multitasking primer provides broad spectrum UV protection and preps the skin for makeup application.
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Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 2 May 2025
An eye primer, concealer, or a light dusting of translucent powder can help absorb excess moisture and create a smooth base.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 24 Apr. 2025
Beforehand, attendees got a primer about dandyism, the exhibition’s undercurrent.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 5 May 2025
Here’s a primer for fellow migraine sufferers, roughly 60 million (around 20 percent of the population) in this country alone, to better understand and combat this sneaky, merciless foe on all fronts.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
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Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 2 May 2025
An eye primer, concealer, or a light dusting of translucent powder can help absorb excess moisture and create a smooth base.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 24 Apr. 2025
Beforehand, attendees got a primer about dandyism, the exhibition’s undercurrent.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 5 May 2025
Here’s a primer for fellow migraine sufferers, roughly 60 million (around 20 percent of the population) in this country alone, to better understand and combat this sneaky, merciless foe on all fronts.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for primer
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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
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It was finally accepted by Chilton Books, a company that primarily published automotive repair manuals.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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The robot vacuum came with a user manual that outlined the setup instructions.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
19 May 2025
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The first featured an actor delivering a polished, textbook explanation of Newton’s laws.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
28 May 2025
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The retirement apparatus, layered over decades of tech and regulation, is textbook complex.—
Miguel Kudry,
Forbes.com,
28 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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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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“Primer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primer. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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