as in theory
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an idea or statement put forth and accepted as true by many people
The retired judge recounted the old legal axiom which states that justice and law are not always the same.
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Recent Examples of axiom
There’s an old axiom in physics, which states that nature abhors a vacuum.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
There is a lot of axiomatics, which seems to be closer to the Greeks, but aren’t the axioms largely chosen at will?
—Simone Weil, Harper's Magazine, 2 July 2024
Addressing reporters at the airport, Andrew Tate, who holds dual citizenship in the U.K. and United States, invoked a U.S. judicial axiom of being innocent until proven guilty.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Week 8 Winston for the win — Two more football axioms that rang true in 2024: The Ravens will find bizarre ways to lose games, and Jameis Winston will be a vehicle for metaphysical chaos.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
There is a lot of axiomatics, which seems to be closer to the Greeks, but aren’t the axioms largely chosen at will?
—Simone Weil, Harper's Magazine, 2 July 2024
Addressing reporters at the airport, Andrew Tate, who holds dual citizenship in the U.K. and United States, invoked a U.S. judicial axiom of being innocent until proven guilty.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Week 8 Winston for the win — Two more football axioms that rang true in 2024: The Ravens will find bizarre ways to lose games, and Jameis Winston will be a vehicle for metaphysical chaos.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for axiom
Noun
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My session stretched almost two hours, including a half-hour theory overview on the dunes.—
David Shortell,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2025
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One theory suggests Mars lost its water to space as solar wind stripped it from the atmosphere — a process supported by ratios of isotopes on the Red Planet, or distinct species of chemical elements, seen today.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Under normal principles of privacy law, information ceases to be private once it is widely known by the public.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
10 May 2025
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In Search of Authenticity In an electronic landscape where trends, particularly on social media, often overshadow creative choices, artistic independence is a fundamental principle for DJ Snake.—
Billboard France,
Billboard,
10 May 2025
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But efforts at the federal level fell short, including a congressional attempt, in 1995, to enact a law making English the exclusive language of the federal government and repealing the bilingual requirements of the Voting Rights Act.—
Graciela Mochkofsky,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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Another point of contention at the convention came from Utah Senate Bill 54, a law that has grown controversial to members of the Utah GOP.—
Annabella Rosciglione,
The Washington Examiner,
19 May 2025
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Israel’s military doctrine relies on mobilizing large numbers of civilians to fight short wars.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
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If a case involving Mr. Trump's tariffs makes it to the Supreme Court and if the high court declines to apply the major questions doctrine, lawyers say the levies also violate the nondelegation doctrine, a long dormant legal concept rooted in the separation of powers.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
14 May 2025
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“Axiom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/axiom. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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