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directories

noun

plural of directory
as in codes
a book that contains mandates and instructions for actions or conduct

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Recent Examples of directories Establish your practice’s Google Business Profile, and maintain consistent information across relevant directories. — Ajay Prasad, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Other states may have different rules covering association directories and member records. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Those names didn’t appear in a spot check of old phone books or business directories. — Fielding Buck, Daily News, 2 Sep. 2026 Because most of the unredacted logs listed only the officers’ initials, reporters spent weeks scouring agencies’ websites, city staff directories, statewide badge registries and news articles to reveal the officers’ identities. — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Many users found pages through Yahoo-style directories, bookmarks, newsgroups, email signatures, and links from site to site because the web was still small enough that human organization could compete with machine indexing. — Alan Bradley, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026 Inside The Shops at North Bridge, the upgrades will include improved lighting, new signage and wayfinding, new digital directories, new floors and finishes, and better sightlines. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 The ban won’t cover online encyclopedias, or educational or scientific directories. — Samuel Petrequin, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 The ban won’t cover online encyclopedias, educational or scientific directories. — ABC News, 21 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for directories
  1. codes
  2. statutes
  3. rules
  4. regulations
  5. bylaws
  6. ground rules
  7. ordinances
  8. laws
Noun
  • The technique allowed the process to work end to end, from the generation of dynamic device codes to post-compromise activities.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
  • So can transit, digital tickets, QR codes and work platforms.
    — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of codes
Noun
  • Florida law has specific statutory provisions that address feral and free-ranging cats, which are considered domestic animals under state law that are protected by the animal cruelty statutes.
    — Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The guidance didn’t specify which of the hundreds of subsections chapter 115 of Missouri’s statutes Peters was citing.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of statutes
Noun
  • Whatever to the silly old poem and whatever to the ceremony and all its stupid little details and whatever to all the rules for daughters.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Next up, if the deal closes as expected in a couple weeks, is the plan to start finding those $6 billion in cost synergies between the companies while fulfilling the rules-of-the-road in the consent decree.
    — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of rules
Noun
  • Hnin Aye read every news article about new passport restrictions and regulations, which seemed to change every month.
    — Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Even though the practice is strictly regulated in Indonesia, Stewart learned that some fishers will break federal regulations (such as laws protecting threatened species like whale sharks) when faced with the lack of alternative income options.
    — Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of regulations
Noun
  • The association, founded in 1987 as an organization devoted to prints, expanded its mandate last year to include drawings, the first major change to its bylaws since 1990.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The school could argue that the conference hastily convened the vote, perhaps in violation of bylaws or conference customs, and in doing so jeopardized its contracts with coaches, sponsors, media and licensing partners, and others.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of bylaws
Noun
  • The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the White House, did not elaborate.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Capital investment aside, even fundamental ground rules collapse under strain, Archer said.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of ground rules
Noun
  • The Santa Cruz County and City of Santa Cruz ordinances go into effect on January 1, 2027, and the Capitola ordinance on July 1, 2027.
    — Molly McCrea, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Before adopting a pig, please consider their needs for companionship, city ordinances and HOA restrictions, routine piggie care and the long-term commitment that coms with adopting a potbelly pig.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of ordinances
Noun
  • Their laws prescribed the death penalty for anyone who helped a stranger; after giving bread to a poor man, Lot’s daughter was immolated on a pyre.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Friday's order aims to accelerate implementation of both laws.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of laws

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“Directories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directories. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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