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as in philosophy
the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group
central to the creed of this organization of medical volunteers is the belief that health care is a basic human right
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as in religion
a body of beliefs and practices regarding the supernatural and the worship of one or more deities
the Amish live by a strict creed that rejects many of the values and practices of modern society
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Recent Examples of creed
Such an unflappable creed is not synthesised with time or practice.
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Megan Feringa, New York Times, 20 July 2025
Political and cultural affiliation have declined, and the internet has enabled a new kind of community building and identity signaling, one that is anchored to consumption rather than creed.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
This committee was supposed to ensure that federal agencies and contractors followed through on recruiting, hiring, and promoting workers without regard to race, creed, color, or national origin.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
By the 1980s, Goldwater’s limited government creed had become part of Republican dogma.
—Drew Kurlowski, The Conversation, 25 June 2025
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Megan Feringa, New York Times, 20 July 2025
Political and cultural affiliation have declined, and the internet has enabled a new kind of community building and identity signaling, one that is anchored to consumption rather than creed.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
This committee was supposed to ensure that federal agencies and contractors followed through on recruiting, hiring, and promoting workers without regard to race, creed, color, or national origin.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
By the 1980s, Goldwater’s limited government creed had become part of Republican dogma.
—Drew Kurlowski, The Conversation, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creed
Noun
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Signature Services Offered in the Clinic In the surgical room, this philosophy guides the care patients receive.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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Elsewhere during the session, Buet was asked about the philosophy behind TF1’s landmark deal with Netflix.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
23 Sep. 2025
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Right now - from religion to climate change to doomsday prepping - there's a lot of talk about the end of the world.—
Brittany Luse,
NPR,
26 Sep. 2025
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Alejandro and his band embrace bomba even more here, dedicating the album’s opener to the genre and leaning into its Afro-Puerto Rican origins and ties to African religions.—
Juan J. Arroyo,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Generally, Antifa describes those in opposition to fascism and far-right neo-Nazi ideologies, tracing their roots to 20th-century resistance movements in Europe.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
27 Sep. 2025
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And hatred rather than ideology is the animating force?—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The ’80s British cult-favorites Chapterhouse will headline alongside Hum, who are playing their first shows in nearly seven years, and Nothing, who are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Tired of Tomorrow.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
29 Sep. 2025
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Slow Food and Sincere Surprises Again in Miraflores, seek out Millimétrica, a cult favorite among locals for its outrageously good coffee.—
Marisol Mosquera,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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The destruction of the doctrine led directly to the creation of the right-wing talk-radio program The Rush Limbaugh Show the next year and, less than a decade later, of Fox News — a political movement giving direct rise to a fiercely partisan and sometimes fact-agnostic right-wing media.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
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The likely resolution lies in the constitutional doctrine of separation of powers.—
Tom Campbell,
Oc Register,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Creed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creed. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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