primers

noun

plural of primer
as in handbooks
a book used for instruction in a subject a primer of human anatomy

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Recent Examples of primers Not only should the primer’s base match that of your foundation (to avoid pilling and patchiness), but water- and silicone-based primers can perform very differently. — Jenny Berg, InStyle, 19 Aug. 2026 But everything changed after a 1954 Life Magazine article, which argued that literacy rates were tanking because children were bored with Dick and Jane primers. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 11 July 2026 The pros recommend primers with gripping technology and hydrating ingredients, like glycerin, plant oils, shea butter, and hyaluronic acid. — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 27 June 2026 In addition to the Spackle SPF and Champagne Glow primers, the actress also uses the hydrating version on the regular. — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026 But that wistfulness is balanced with an urgent call to action, as primers on past civil rights legislation highlight the fragility of progress and interactive displays solicit commitments for civic service. — Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 4 June 2026 Moisturizers, face oils, and primers are a key first step to ensuring that the makeup going onto your face afterwards will apply and sit right. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 22 May 2026 And many primers are unnecessarily facile. — Mac Barnett, Longreads, 5 May 2026 Face mists can also be used as primers in makeup application. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for primers
  1. handbooks
  2. manuals
  3. dictionaries
  4. textbooks
  5. texts
Noun
  • Other districts, including Cincinnati Public Schools and Fairfield City Schools, have updated student handbooks with new policies but have not posted separate notices on their websites.
    — Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Bureaucracy Feels More Powerful Than People ‘Severance’ showcases a workplace dominated by rules, handbooks, procedures, approval chains, and layers of management.
    — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of handbooks
Noun
  • These editors worked on a variety of genres, such as instructions, API documentation and technical manuals under a range of job titles, including technical writer, technical editor and copy editor.
    — Jo Mackiewicz, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In the military, this could mean maintenance teams using AI to navigate thousands of pages of technical aircraft manuals.
    — Karen Dahut, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of manuals
Noun
  • Most dictionaries do not even list the meaning—’to kill’—that the government now proposes.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2026
  • Christmas hams, party cocktails, elegant layer cakes, and cookout classics fill the dictionaries of Southern family recipes, but one of my favorites is a simple vinaigrette from my grandmother.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
Definition of dictionaries
Noun
  • Check the leading management bestsellers and textbooks, including Gary Hamel’s Humanocracy, Eric Ries’s Incorruptible, Stephen Robbins and Mary Coulter’s Management and older classics like Michael Porter’s Competitive Strategy.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • That’s as test scores in math and reading tanked after schools ditched textbooks in favor of screens.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of textbooks
Noun
  • The Sun conjoins Mercury in Virgo and your 3rd House of Communication, sharpening texts, calls, emails, errands, sibling dynamics, and daily logistics.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
  • For Finite, Nuclear Children joins a slate comprising original series and adaptations of plays, operas and literary texts.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of texts

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“Primers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primers. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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