Thesaurus results for DIRECTORIES

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 Why basic personal information can help a scammer Your name, phone number and address may already appear in public records, old directories, property records or data broker databases. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 Establish your practice’s Google Business Profile, and maintain consistent information across relevant directories. — Ajay Prasad, Forbes.com, 14 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

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Noun

While a 2015 ordinance legalized street vending in Chicago, strict public health codes effectively limited what vendors could do.

— Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Strong building codes, effective enforcement, stronger roofs, protected openings and sound roof-to-wall connections can interrupt the expensive cycle of destruction and reconstruction.

— Kevin M. McCarty, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of codes

Noun

Those statutes prohibit local governments from limiting federal immigration enforcement.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
While state legislators pass the statutes that define crimes, local prosecutors decide where to spend limited enforcement dollars.

— Ronald Wright, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of statutes

Noun

All three said West Point appears to be circumventing the judge's ruling by using a different justification to continue to enforce its speech rules.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
This exploits a loophole in the government's fiscal rules, as money given to these institutions does not count as extra borrowing.

— Ian King, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of rules

Noun

No new legislation or regulations are needed, just enforce the existing laws and rules and the hawkers will melt away.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026
Food vendors, activists and organizers from the Food Chain Workers Alliance and Street Vendors Association of Chicago rally at the Haymarket Memorial to demand reforms to the city's restrictive street vending regulations, October 26 2026.

— Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of regulations

Noun

Hosts can set ground rules for maximum occupancy, quiet hours, and pets, as well as specify key return procedures and whether guests may hold events or host commercial photo shoots.

— Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
The White House and its allies are lonely in their insistence that AI development in America must accelerate without governments setting ground rules.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of ground rules

Noun

And this year, Georgia--with its draconian voting suppression laws--is breaking all kinds of voting records.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
The long running legal battle centers on allegations that the league and its 32 teams conspired in violation of antitrust laws to allow the NFL to reach exclusive deals with broadcast partners for the right to air out-of-market games.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of laws

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