as in law
a collection or system of rules of conduct
Hammurabi was an ancient king of Babylon with a famous code of laws the tax code
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Recent Examples of code
John Kell, Fortune, 25 June 2025
Shirting ranged from classic fits to oversized, and toyed with house codes in an asymmetric tank.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
Both kids have liked coding more as Kids Camp has gone on.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
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Noun
Their output is always reviewed by a peer, who is also encouraged to utilize AI for their own code comprehension.
—John Kell, Fortune, 25 June 2025
Shirting ranged from classic fits to oversized, and toyed with house codes in an asymmetric tank.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
Verb
The indictment accused Valle of falsely coding several diagnoses, including two particular diagnoses highlighted by prosecutors, to boost Medicare reimbursements by about $12 million.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
Both kids have liked coding more as Kids Camp has gone on.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for code
Noun
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And American law, then as now, tends to favor legacy over hustle.—
Aron Solomon
June 24,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
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Idaho Supreme Court says Sánchez vacated her seat In an opinion written by Justice Gregory Moeller, the Supreme Court disagreed with Sánchez on three essential points surrounding the Idaho law cited by the City Council.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
24 June 2025
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It was filed in 2023 by two Virginians who are ineligible to vote under the state constitution’s lifetime voting ban for people convicted of felonies.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
23 June 2025
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These legal documents, essentially city constitutions, enable municipalities to retain greater control over some local concerns related to the city police force, city administration, city elections and bidding processes for public contracts.—
Jonathan Horwitz,
Oc Register,
20 June 2025
Verb
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But the Harbin skull still contains enough of its original proteins to tell a different story: A few of them matched specific proteins from Denisovan bones and teeth, as encoded in Denisovan DNA.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2025
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This is what inequity looks like when it’s encoded in policy: a financial incentive to treat men first, and women later — if at all.—
Christine Brennan,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2025
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There are privacy implications, of course, but Google says all location data is anonymized and encrypted.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2025
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Double and triple extortion strategies, which threaten to not only encrypt data but also leak sensitive information, are raising the stakes.—
Michelle Drolet,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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“Code.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/code. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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