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
Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Quotas, speech codes and identity politics now mocked as woke and un-American, often defied common sense.
—Maurice O'Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
That outlaws modifications to the home itself, including extra parking or sewer capacity, fire sprinklers, additional entrances or exits, or upgrades to meet current building codes.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Inside were full names, home addresses, postal codes, dates of birth, national ID numbers, phone numbers, email addresses and gender information.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
The demand for the human touch is one reason there are still millions of waiters despite the potential to automate them with QR codes and ordering tablets.
—Adam Ozimek, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026
State lawmakers still have to comply with a state law requiring QR codes to be removed from ballots by July 1.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
The Pro Plan includes lifetime access, and codes are not stackable.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
Every work is available for acquisition via discreet QR codes placed beside the art.
—David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
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Address Fire Code Compliance Concerns Fire safety codes often require monitoring when alarm or sprinkler systems are not working.
—Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Quotas, speech codes and identity politics now mocked as woke and un-American, often defied common sense.
—Maurice O'Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
That outlaws modifications to the home itself, including extra parking or sewer capacity, fire sprinklers, additional entrances or exits, or upgrades to meet current building codes.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Inside were full names, home addresses, postal codes, dates of birth, national ID numbers, phone numbers, email addresses and gender information.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
The demand for the human touch is one reason there are still millions of waiters despite the potential to automate them with QR codes and ordering tablets.
—Adam Ozimek, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026
State lawmakers still have to comply with a state law requiring QR codes to be removed from ballots by July 1.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
The Pro Plan includes lifetime access, and codes are not stackable.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
Every work is available for acquisition via discreet QR codes placed beside the art.
—David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for codes
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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
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Founding Father James Madison included this important bulwark against governmental overreaching in his introductory draft of the Bill of Rights, and it was then incorporated into the United States Constitution and many of the individual state constitutions.—
Barbara Jaffe,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
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According to our constitutions, our people have the right to protest and to go for gatherings and demonstrations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Codes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/codes. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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