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 The ban won’t cover online encyclopedias, educational or scientific directories. — ABC News, 21 July 2026 The ban won’t cover online encyclopedias, educational or scientific directories, or platforms for the development and sharing of open-source software. — Samuel Petrequin, Fortune, 20 July 2026 According to an online school directory, Ramian was a special education teacher at Portage High School. — Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 Some places, including North Carolina, Texas and Florida, maintain directories of private schools that name each school’s main contact. — Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for directory

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Earlier this year, Greenwood Village also amended its municipal code to prohibit low power e-scooters and class 3 e-bikes from city paths, trails and sidewalks.

— Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Law enforcement users will now also be required to enter a code from their records management system tying each search to a specific case before it is run, something Langley said civil liberties advocates have long been calling for.

— Sarah Rankin, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of code

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The statute prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in any program that receives federal funding.

— Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2026
This latest development is a transparent effort to circumvent the court's ruling, and flies in the face of the statutes that Congress passed.

— Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of statute

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Forte has always had something of a cartoon-ready constitution, with his rubbery physicality and goofball charm.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
Lessons related to Afghanistan's civic and national life received less attention, including discussions of Parliament, the Loya Jirga, or grand assembly, the previous government's constitution and other political institutions.

— Fatima Faizi, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of constitution

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The governor also signed a bill into law Friday requiring the Illinois Department of Insurance to study how healthcare providers and pharmaceutical companies participate in the 340B program.

— Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
Friday afternoon, White House counsel released a letter to congressional leaders emphasizing that the 'Protect College Sports Act' would not preempt current state laws that prohibit men for competing in women's sports.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

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Ever since Levy’s dismissal as chairman almost a year ago, one of the key points for improvement that the club hierarchy have spoken about has been the importance of selling players, especially in the new era of financial regulation.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul ordered an urgent review of gun regulations, including a suspension of new permits to purchase firearms and a review of existing permits, according to a statement from the Government House.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of regulation

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So, there was no real risk that a court AI system might confuse any of Elliott’s prompts as instructions from the court directing an AI model on how to read Elliott’s filings.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
Two of his landmark papers, published in 2025 and 2026 in Science, point to a radical redistribution of the cells that make up the body as mammals age, and describe some of the epigenomic instructions that guide this process.

— Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of instruction

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So what if the credulous smallfolk now believe that the Usurper’s rule is ordained by the Gods?

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
The Russian leader, Dickinson says, might be convinced that if a democratic system were allowed to take hold in Russia, that could mark the end of Putin’s rule and perhaps even the break-up of the Russian Federation.

— Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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