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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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To operate effectively, coalition forces need joint doctrines, training cycles, and logistics systems.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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Full lists of affected products and labels are posted on the FSIS website.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Henry’s blend of swoony love and spicy romance with compelling characters has rocketed her to the top of the bestseller lists, and fans are eager to see how that might translate to film success.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Department of Transportation (DOT) pledged to enforce existing laws.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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The organization takes care of the back-end logistics, from payroll and setting tuition to lobbying state legislators and navigating local zoning laws, freeing educators to concentrate on their craft.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Check your local listings for showtimes in your area.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Drew Barrymore Show airs weekdays on CBS (check local listings).—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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The constitutions of Ethiopia, Ukraine, and Finland guarantee choice in place of residence.—
Sophia Rosenfeld
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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Only a few other states, including Illinois, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New York, have environmental protections enshrined in their constitutions.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Trader Joe's says there have been no positive listeria tests for this particular dish, nor have there been reports of illness associated with those specific production codes.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
30 Sep. 2025
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Those barriers come from restrictive zoning laws, building codes and long permitting times.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Canons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canons. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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