Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue laws
Noun
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This may mean changing your mindset; this may mean family therapy; this may mean taking a firmer stance on ground rules for respect in the home, in conjunction with your husband.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2026 -
You’re allowed to set ground rules for all connections — even friendships.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The result is a never-ending parade of statutes favoring the wealthy and privileged above those unfortunate souls in society who need the most help and compassion.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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Some of the concessions, however, are assertions that the administration will abide by statutes already codified in law.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The state lawyers argued the merger would run afoul of federal laws designed to protect against monopolies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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The state-level laws include limiting collection of certain personal information and requiring more transparency from companies.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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After deliberations, council members largely agreed there should be no explicit ordinances about when during the meeting speakers can address non-agenda items, and the mayor can use his or her discretion about when to hear input, depending on the schedule of the meeting.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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In 2024, Berkeley and Oakland passed ordinances outlawing discrimination based on family structure, including polyamorous relationships.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The president of United Farm Workers — the union co-founded by Chavez and Huerta in 1962 — condemned Chavez’s acts.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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Three of the most successful R&B acts of the 1990s — Salt-N-Pepa, TLC, and En Vogue — are joining forces for an epic summer tour that will take them to amphitheaters all across the United States.—
Andy Greene,
VIBE.com,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And as for her new commandments?—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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After all, Moses famously spent 40 days and 40 nights alone on Mount Sinai before receiving the 10 commandments from God, and Buddha meditated for 49 days under a Bodhi tree before reaching enlightenment.—
Hannah Towey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Here, the re-enactments lack the level of panache that made Pez Outlaw so much fun, feeling more like a crutch than an additive aesthetic choice.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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Volkspele were historical cosplay events for preteens, musical re-enactments of the Great Trek — the 19th-century migration of Afrikaner settlers away from British rule, heading inland in ox-wagons, that has been mythologized through tales of women and children crossing the Drakensberg barefoot.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The girls decide to go and look for a traditional skirt for Qihuo to commemorate this rite of passage, as tradition dictates.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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There is perhaps no sport that is more in thrall to the dictates of orthodoxy than baseball, which is so steeped in tradition that a visit to the ballpark is often a bit like hopping into a time machine.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Blue laws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue%20laws. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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