Thesaurus results for DIRECTORY

noun

Definition of directory

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a book that contains mandates and instructions for actions or conduct

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Recent Examples of directory Crumbl has also been removed from Delta Shores’ store directory. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Other states may have different rules covering association directories and member records. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Since it was launched nearly 36 years ago, IMDb has served as an online directory of TV shows and movies and the actors who appear in them. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 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 See All Example Sentences for directory

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Text-message codes can be vulnerable when an attacker persuades a mobile carrier to transfer a victim’s number to the attacker’s phone.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Rather than trying to predict future tax law changes, the firm works within the current code.

— Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of code

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Some defendants face additional allegations involving false claims of citizenship or fraudulent statements that rest on separate federal statutes.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
In a complaint, multiple plaintiffs alleged user data from CVS digital properties was sold to advertising technology company Criteo in violation of the Federal Wiretap Act, the California Invasion of Privacy Act and other statutes.

— Brian Sloan, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

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After all, these were crucibles meant to test a driver’s car, courage, and constitution—full stop.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
But if conservatives and independents who claim to believe in the constitution and fiscal responsibility actually vote that way, that will finally change.

— Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of constitution

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The Social Security Trustees project that the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, which pays retirement and survivor benefits, will deplete its reserves in the fourth quarter of 2032 under current law.

— Ray R. Harris, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Until a 1917 church law was revised in 1983, those who died by suicide were denied Catholic burials on consecrated grounds.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of law

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In addition to easing federal regulations, the bill also encourages states and cities to reform their land-use rules, which would mark a significant change in the federalist system with respect to city planning.

— Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
The path of regulation In 2022, the Congressional Budget Office distilled decades of health care policy fights into a single PowerPoint slide.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of regulation

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Those conversations range from lunches and athletics to classroom instruction and college opportunities, and several student recommendations have already led to changes this year.

— Lina Ruiz October 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
The company’s security controls technically worked, as the agent faithfully carried out the fraudster’s instructions.

— Caryn Seidman Becker, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of instruction

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Under today’s rules, someone Jeff and Julie’s age receives 70% of their full-retirement-age benefit by starting at 62, compared with 124% at 70.

— Ray R. Harris, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Terrestrial Energy wants federal regulators to formally confirm that assembling this turbine wing falls outside federal nuclear construction rules.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026

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