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
Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Other tech-savvy patients were innovating in similar ways, creating computer codes and programs to automate insulin delivery and ease their own burden.
—Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
Save 83% on three years of Adobe Acrobat Pro and a Microsoft Office license while codes last.
—PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025
Elizabethtown chose to use a police officer as its compliance officer, which allows more communication between the police department, codes and regulations and the recovery homes.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Oct. 2025
Rectangular and square toes have been building through the season, moving from runway codes into celebrity moments.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2025
No codes are needed as access is tied to a user’s Ticketmaster account.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Use the correct links and bonus codes on this page to sign up.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Fans were tasked with locating these physical orange doors, scanning their QR codes, and uncovering twelve unique videos containing clues to solve the puzzle.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
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Bigelow has often been accused of being apolitical—or, because of her fascination with the codes, rites, and aesthetics of men at war, of advancing a gung-ho fetishization of American militarism.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Other tech-savvy patients were innovating in similar ways, creating computer codes and programs to automate insulin delivery and ease their own burden.
—Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
Save 83% on three years of Adobe Acrobat Pro and a Microsoft Office license while codes last.
—PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025
Elizabethtown chose to use a police officer as its compliance officer, which allows more communication between the police department, codes and regulations and the recovery homes.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Oct. 2025
Rectangular and square toes have been building through the season, moving from runway codes into celebrity moments.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2025
No codes are needed as access is tied to a user’s Ticketmaster account.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Use the correct links and bonus codes on this page to sign up.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Fans were tasked with locating these physical orange doors, scanning their QR codes, and uncovering twelve unique videos containing clues to solve the puzzle.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for codes
Noun
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What to know about city, state laws Elam said larger cities like Louisville could choose to implement a similar program to Elizabethtown but might consider hiring compliance officers outside the police force.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
12 Oct. 2025
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After dissolving their own three-person police force, the village has struggled to find a way to enforce village laws, the mayor said.—
Erin Glynn,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Many had helped create state constitutions that included pioneering bills of rights.—
Donald Nieman,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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As the twentieth century progressed, Cuba managed to abrogate its versions of the Platt Amendment and establish new constitutions.—
Miriam Pensack,
The Dial,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Codes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/codes. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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