as in laws
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 codes
Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Named Les Ateliers Gaultier, the line is a tribute to the couture side of the fashion house, nodding to its founder and his codes in the names and bottles of the six scents in the range.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
With nine different Zip codes, the meals are delivered not only to Ramona residents, but as far away as Valley Center and backcountry areas such as Ranchita and Warner Springs.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
Driver’s ex-cop knows the codes of cutting deals with the Russian mob; Teller’s engineer is the square who can’t grasp how doing things the right way just makes the situation worse.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
Where quantum computing and machine learning are already being combined most helpfully, Ekert argues, is in physicists’ use of classical AI to design quantum error-correcting codes and better quantum hardware.
—Zeeya Merali, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
Free Perplexity Pro subscriptions have been easy to find over the last few years, with many partners offering promo codes for up to a year of use.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 19 May 2026
The 2024 election law addresses matters such as the use of QR codes when tallying ballots, voting for the state’s homeless population, rules surrounding the counting of absentee ballots, and third-party candidates on the state’s future presidential election ballots.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026
Yet even modern building codes lag behind the pace of warming.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Noun
Full mitigation instructions, including all necessary command-line codes, are included in the advisory.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Named Les Ateliers Gaultier, the line is a tribute to the couture side of the fashion house, nodding to its founder and his codes in the names and bottles of the six scents in the range.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
With nine different Zip codes, the meals are delivered not only to Ramona residents, but as far away as Valley Center and backcountry areas such as Ranchita and Warner Springs.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
Driver’s ex-cop knows the codes of cutting deals with the Russian mob; Teller’s engineer is the square who can’t grasp how doing things the right way just makes the situation worse.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
Where quantum computing and machine learning are already being combined most helpfully, Ekert argues, is in physicists’ use of classical AI to design quantum error-correcting codes and better quantum hardware.
—Zeeya Merali, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
Free Perplexity Pro subscriptions have been easy to find over the last few years, with many partners offering promo codes for up to a year of use.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 19 May 2026
The 2024 election law addresses matters such as the use of QR codes when tallying ballots, voting for the state’s homeless population, rules surrounding the counting of absentee ballots, and third-party candidates on the state’s future presidential election ballots.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026
Yet even modern building codes lag behind the pace of warming.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for codes
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Similar laws are on the books in Europe, and there’s no evidence that prices have gone up because of them.—
Justin Sanchez,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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In addition, this legislation could provide leaders with protection on state laws pertaining to NIL, which has led to lawsuits and a plethora of disagreements.—
Trey Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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The Supreme Court tries to avoid second-guessing state courts' interpretations of their own constitutions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
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The Supreme Court tries to avoid second-guessing state courts’ interpretations of their own constitutions.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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“Codes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/codes. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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