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a collection or system of rules of conduct
Hammurabi was an ancient king of Babylon with a famous code of laws the tax code
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Recent Examples of code
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Guests can order the complimentary coffee in-bakery, through the mobile app, or online using code FREECOFFEE.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
Quanta Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
None of them have hours to study how to code or search for plugins.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Change has arrived on four wheels, powered by code and cameras.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Guests can order the complimentary coffee in-bakery, through the mobile app, or online using code FREECOFFEE.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
Regulatory sequences are segments of DNA that don’t code for genes but do control gene expression.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
None of them have hours to study how to code or search for plugins.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for code
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Palestinians in the West Bank are subject to military law, while Israeli settlers are subject to Israeli civilian law.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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More than half of states now have some form of school cellphone ban enshrined in law, and about two-thirds of school principals reported in a recent RAND survey that their schools have an all-day cellphone ban in place.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Nov. 2025
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The real challenge from AI will likely emerge in the weeks and months ahead as firms cipher through Judge Mehta’s enforcement of behavioral requirements.—
Tor Constantino,
Forbes.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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These remnants, signals from an earlier phase of our human condition, have been endlessly ciphered by generations of archaeologists in the Bears Ears region (which is named for twin buttes near its center).—
STEPHEN NASH,
New York Times,
25 July 2017
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Advertisement On the Democratic side, Virginia’s legislature has begun the complicated process of working to amend the state constitution to enable redistricting.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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This expansive reading of the constitution grants much greater powers to the president of the United States than previously accepted.—
Calvin Woodward,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Researchers have speculated this is because there may be something inherent in the way all large language models encode language that enables similar prompt injections to have success against any AI model.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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These coding genes encode the many proteins produced by cells, which serve vital functions in the organism.—
Glenn Zorpette,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Nov. 2025
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Already, the police department has the ability to encrypt communications for more sensitive operations, such as while serving search warrants.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
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Any sensitive data collected, like credit card information, is encrypted and transmitted in a secure way, according to the hospital's privacy policy.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Code.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/code. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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