Thesaurus results for DIRECTORIES

directories

noun

plural of directory

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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

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Noun

The shoppable magazine features QR codes that customers can utilize to shop directly on Revolve and Fwrd’s websites and apps.

— Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Which retailers have the absolute best discounts and promo codes?

— Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of codes

Noun

Meanwhile, in England and the United States and across continental Europe, statutes that punished idleness sharpened into vagrancy laws that gave police discretionary power to identify when a form of nonaction constituted criminal disorder.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
The monarch is entitled to sovereign immunity under customary international law and according to Australian statutes including the Foreign States Immunities Act 1985 and the Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1967.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of statutes

Noun

The push is the strongest effort yet to establish federal rules for college athletics and regulate athlete compensation after years of negotiations and tumult.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026
Environmental groups estimate now, without stricter standards, cars could produce 22,111 more tons of carbon dioxide per year than under the Biden-era rules in 2035.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of rules

Noun

The legislation would establish a federal framework for NIL payments, cap the amount universities can give directly to athletes, create rules for transfers, and establish other regulations governing college sports.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026
Centers instead would abide by their state's early learning regulations, which are often more lenient.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 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 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
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

Definition of ground rules

Noun

Local authorities also knew about the fireworks facility but did not conduct safety inspections or ensure that the companies followed local ordinances or state hazardous materials laws.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026
The City Council on Thursday formally introduced ordinances to approve a tax increment financing plan, or TIF, to support the stadium project.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of ordinances

Noun

Tax laws or regulations are subject to change at any time and can have a substantial impact on an actual client situation.

— Rob Edwards, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The same statute says the state board is responsible for ensuring local school boards comply with state laws and regulations.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026

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