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as in doctrines
a statement or body of statements concerning faith or morals proclaimed by a church
members of the church must abide by its canons
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as in lists
a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system
the canon of plays that are attributed to William Shakespeare
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as in laws
a collection or system of rules of conduct
the ABA Model Code of Professional Responsibility is a lawyer's canon
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Recent Examples of canons
On Tuesday, the District Administration Office in Kathmandu said government forces used water canons, tear gas, and rubber bullets in an attempt to clamp down on protests.
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Juliana Kim, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Peppard believes that before organizations can deliver on the transformational potential of AI, or indeed any transformational technology, there are multiple canons defining the dominant orthodoxy that must be tackled head-on.
—Randy Bean, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Police used water canons and fired rounds of tear gas to push back the demonstrators, who hurled bottles, rocks and flares at them.
—CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Such lists and canons will always be flawed, partial, and contested.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
The canons instead succumbed to Tanchelm’s influence and began to follow him themselves.
—Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Juliana Kim, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Peppard believes that before organizations can deliver on the transformational potential of AI, or indeed any transformational technology, there are multiple canons defining the dominant orthodoxy that must be tackled head-on.
—Randy Bean, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Police used water canons and fired rounds of tear gas to push back the demonstrators, who hurled bottles, rocks and flares at them.
—CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Such lists and canons will always be flawed, partial, and contested.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
The canons instead succumbed to Tanchelm’s influence and began to follow him themselves.
—Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canons
Noun
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Some of these nations have strategic doctrines that include launching disruptive or even destructive cyberattacks on such non-military targets in the run-up to conflict.—
Jim Richberg,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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While contestants form their own codes of ethics and unspoken social doctrines, the villa speaks its own design language, which guides the behavior of the islanders and keeps the show running smoothly.—
Tayler Adigun,
Architectural Digest,
24 Aug. 2025
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As climate adaptation and mitigation climb up corporate priority lists, the agenda of today’s COO is shifting.—
Sophia Mendelsohn,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The controversy traces back to a January 20, 2025, memo from Acting OPM Director Charles Ezell that instructed agencies to list all probationary employees within four days, update those lists daily, and then justify any decision to keep them.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Critics argued that such laws were exclusionary in a nation built on immigration.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Asma and other members of the group were taken from their Delhi homes in the evening, but that may be in contravention of Indian laws which say that women cannot be detained after sunset or before sunrise except in certain circumstances.—
Esha Mitra,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Chinese robotics firm Unitree is eyeing a valuation of up to 50 billion yuan ($7 billion) for its upcoming initial public offering, Reuters reported, in what would be one of the largest tech listings for the country in recent years.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The young couple met when Daniel was looking into buying an apartment and toured one of Cherry’s company's listings.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Multiple state constitutions have free speech and privacy clauses that are identical or quite similar to Arizona's.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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State constitutions likewise entrenched robust jury rights.—
Richard Lorren Jolly,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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Programs such as remote patient or therapeutic monitoring can qualify for reimbursement through current procedural terminology (CPT) codes, creating an immediate revenue stream.—
Kent Dicks,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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No codes are needed and access is tied to their Ticketmaster account.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Canons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canons. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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