variants
also dictums
as in doctrines
formal
a statement or well-known remark that expresses an important idea, observation, or opinion
A doctor must follow the dictum of "First, do no harm."
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Noun
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This doesn’t necessarily point to belief systems or doctrines, but rather the communal and reflective aspects of spirituality.—
Robert B. Tucker,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025 -
While contestants form their own codes of ethics and unspoken social doctrines, the villa speaks its own design language, which guides the behavior of the islanders and keeps the show running smoothly.—
Tayler Adigun,
Architectural Digest,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Reeves has repeatedly dismissed the possibility of bending her own fiscal rules on borrowing.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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While many students across Michigan face rules from districts or teachers limiting their phone use, the state has no law in place standardizing cellphone restrictions across school districts.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The hope of deriving one set of rules, or axioms, to govern all mathematical truths was fatally undermined.—
Theodore McDarrah,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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The experts then had to agree on the fundamental truths, or axioms, that were accepted as true even thought they could not be proven.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
1 Oct. 2024
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This will not only strengthen the UK’s position as a global leader in life sciences but also ensure that patients across the country can benefit from the best innovations at the pace they are needed – rather than at the pace bureaucracy dictates.—
Kath Mackay,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The department has stressed its policy dictates that officers do not ask people about their immigration status, and describes immigration enforcement as a federal responsibility.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Schneider said any crackdowns on potential violators are more likely to be aimed at organized efforts to circumvent consumer protection laws, rather than go after every individual who may skirt regulations.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Due to the state's open records laws, the lottery must, upon request, release the name and city of the winner.—
Steven Martinez,
jsonline.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The advent of short-form cricket has seen fielding standards rise rapidly in the past decade.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The standards for staffing levels are based on federal regulations from the Office of Personnel Management.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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That means a business can choose to prohibit emotional support animals on its premises.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Omar’s growing outrage, especially when precious time is lost because of jammed phone lines, troubling silences and false assumptions, rankles Mahdi, the most overstretched of anyone at the call center.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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The width of certain spectral lines—fingerprints of the light emitted during flares—has long been wider than expected based on standard temperature assumptions.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Dicta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dicta. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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