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a book that contains mandates and instructions for actions or conduct
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Recent Examples of directory
The result is a service that feels more like a knowledgeable guide than a vague directory.
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Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Johnston County residents can call the county’s Department of Social Services at 919-989-5300, or visit the county’s directory of local food pantries.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
The watchdogs also recommend that federal regulators create a national, searchable directory of mental health providers, listing which Medicare and Medicaid insurance plans each one accepts.
—Tony Leys, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
One source is the Aging Life Care Association directory.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
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Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Johnston County residents can call the county’s Department of Social Services at 919-989-5300, or visit the county’s directory of local food pantries.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
The watchdogs also recommend that federal regulators create a national, searchable directory of mental health providers, listing which Medicare and Medicaid insurance plans each one accepts.
—Tony Leys, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
One source is the Aging Life Care Association directory.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for directory
Noun
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Hence, the next wars will be fought across physics and code.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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Instacart customers who used EBT SNAP benefits to get groceries delivered at any point in October will receive a personal discount code via email to redeem the offer.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The ‘major questions’ doctrine, a principle way to interpret statutes, prevents Congress from hiding major powers in insignificant laws.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Carter first invoked the statute to resolve the 1979 Iran hostage crisis.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
6 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement On the Democratic side, Virginia’s legislature has begun the complicated process of working to amend the state constitution to enable redistricting.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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This expansive reading of the constitution grants much greater powers to the president of the United States than previously accepted.—
Calvin Woodward,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Palestinians in the West Bank are subject to military law, while Israeli settlers are subject to Israeli civilian law.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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More than half of states now have some form of school cellphone ban enshrined in law, and about two-thirds of school principals reported in a recent RAND survey that their schools have an all-day cellphone ban in place.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Nov. 2025
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Business models will hinge on electricity markups, adoption rates, and policy regulation to balance private investment with equitable access.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve is home to around 21,000 residents who follow dark-sky lighting regulations, and the property also includes Aorangi Forest Park public lands.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Nov. 2025
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Most bulbs should be planted pointy side up because the stem and leaves emerge from this end, but check the label for specific instructions.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
10 Nov. 2025
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Instead, customers will have to follow a set of instructions to claim the platform's financial promise.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Under the rule, the agency could ask for facial images, iris scans, finger and palm prints, voice prints and even DNA.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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Students already in medical school who have taken out federal loans before the new rules take effect on July 1 will be exempted from the cap.—
Tribune News Service,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Directory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directory. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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