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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Many mention religion or prayer in their statutes, according to a list compiled by Gateways to Better Education, which offers prayer cards to use during that time.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
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All 50 states have their own labor and employment statutes, which vary widely and govern employment at public universities.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Nessel's office alleges that Kalshi has circumvented Michigan's gambling laws by offering users to trade contracts based on whether specific events will happen, acting and operating like a gambling platform and should be subject to the same state laws that other online gaming apps are.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Australia has strong laws around foreign interference and national security, and those protections should apply here.—
Christina Macfarlane,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Two ordinances banning the machines in six different wards — the 26th, 27th, 28th, 33rd, 35th and 49th — were decisively defeated during a City Council License Committee meeting.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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If the size or appearance of these signs concerns you, your first step is to review your local ordinances.—
Gary Singer,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The affair between Clark and Carol called for some fairly ridiculous, kinky and specific acts in a hotel room.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Street Mob also hosts Don’t Fall in Love Fest in San Bernardino, which has included lineups that blend heavy-hitting Mexican acts like Banda MS and Los Tucanes de Tijuana and rap stars like Future and Lil Baby.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Those archangels, Michael and Gabriel, are on hand to assist God in handing down those new commandments.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 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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Instead, in order to protect their identities, their words are read aloud during re-enactments by powerhouse actresses such as Emma Thompson (who squeezes herself beneath an axle) and Kate Dickie (performing, as the nurse, on all fours on Kenmure Street itself).—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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Director Mohammed Ali Naqvi’s film uses drone footage and re-enactments to tell the story of eight passengers dangling from a cable car over a ravine after a wire snaps.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Beloved ’s revenant defies the dictates of realism according to which a character is a bounded individual.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
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Local control ensures that voting reflects the needs of the community, not the dictates of a federal bureaucracy.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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