as in rule
a statement spelling out the proper procedure or conduct for an activity
before the debate begins, let's lay out some ground rules
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Recent Examples of ground rule
That’s why new parents should set some grandparenting ground rules as soon as possible to avoid nasty arguments and frayed relationships down the road, according to bestselling author and parenting expert Esther Wojcicki.
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Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
Be aware that this is not the day to lay down ground rules or agree to anything important.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2025
There won’t be a bottom until Americans resurrect some ground rules and enforce them against any violators (even on their own side).
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
The first might have cost the Padres a run as Luis Arraez followed with a ground rule double.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
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Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
Be aware that this is not the day to lay down ground rules or agree to anything important.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2025
There won’t be a bottom until Americans resurrect some ground rules and enforce them against any violators (even on their own side).
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
The first might have cost the Padres a run as Luis Arraez followed with a ground rule double.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ground rule
Noun
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Ezra is a doula who can see ghosts, and Jonathan is a widower mourning his late husband, Ben, who Ezra can inexplicably both see and hear, even though that definitely breaks ghost rules.—
Audrey Goldberg Ruoff,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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One video for the song Turista, for instance, focused on Lares, the site of the 1868 Grito de Lares revolt against Spanish rule.—
Cat Sposato,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Meta tweaked the system to bring it in line with EU regulation, but in July the European Commission asked for further changes, implying that the company might face daily fines if the overhaul is deemed insufficient.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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With the best-of-seven series versus Vegas tied and two games each, and Game 5 tied 3-3 in the waning minutes of regulation, Ryan Hartman went hard to the Vegas net.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
26 Sep. 2025
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This code requires the cockpit door to be secured for the duration of the flight once the aircraft is ready to leave the gate.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Sep. 2025
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The superintendent of Kalamazoo Public Schools has apologized for the incident and applied serious disciplinary consequences to their student athlete consistent with its student policies and code of conduct.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Within days, regulators determined the hospital had violated federal law.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
22 Sep. 2025
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Trump is set to sign an executive order later this week stating that the deal constitutes a qualified divestiture as required by the ban-or-sale law that passed last year, the official said.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Ground rule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ground%20rule. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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