Thesaurus results for FIATS

fiats

noun

plural of fiat

as in decrees

an order publicly issued by an authority the school principal issued a fiat that caps were not to be worn inside the school, and that was that

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Recent Examples of fiats Moral judgment is not a matter of timeless fiats, even were they proclaimed by the Lord of Hosts. — Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026 Anthropic is suing the Defense Department and the relevant federal agencies to undo the fiats. — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026

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Sánchez's government suffered a bruising legislative defeat last week when right-wing opposition parties voted down emergency decrees introduced by his government to address evictions and real estate speculation.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Right-wing opposition parties joined forces to scuttle two emergency decrees introduced by Sánchez's government that included measures to reduce evictions and real estate speculation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of decrees

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The film by and large follows the edicts of Iranian neorealism, with unobtrusive observations and a naturalistic soundscape.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Many believe Beijing perceived Tung as a loyalist who would obey the Communist leadership’s edicts.

— Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of edicts

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In an amicus brief filed in support of a September petition by the New Jersey attorney general's office, the NFL expressed support for prior court rulings favoring state regulation of prediction markets.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
The league urged the Supreme Court to resolve the split, arguing that conflicting rulings leave oversight unclear and raise concerns about cheating, insider trading, and consumer protection.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of rulings

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Wednesday’s filing marks the latest escalation in the legal fight over conditions at the facility and the government’s lack of compliance with the court’s directives.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Individual campuses in the CSU and UC can create their own policies in addition to systemwide directives.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of directives

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Called Motor Decide, the tool is designed to help industries evaluate electric motor technologies and make informed decisions under uncertain market conditions.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
The measure works largely by imposing deadlines on state agencies and courts to issue decisions quickly.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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