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
Even before arriving on the frontier, Joaquin and Stacey always set ground rules for screen time.
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Megan Margulies, Outside Online, 16 July 2025
Set ground rules More than half of the Mott survey respondents who let their teens have independence on vacation reported:1
Requiring teens to check in via phone (64%).
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 20 June 2025
Stakeholders must collaborate to set reasonable ground rules for the novel technology—but that transparency can carry risks, health tech leaders mused at a recent Newsweek event.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Boston only had two baserunners advance past first base against the Blue Jays starter, once on Roman Anthony’s ground rule double in the first and later in the fifth when Ceddanne Rafaela singled and reached second on David Hamilton’s ensuing walk.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 28 June 2025
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Megan Margulies, Outside Online, 16 July 2025
Set ground rules More than half of the Mott survey respondents who let their teens have independence on vacation reported:1
Requiring teens to check in via phone (64%).
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 20 June 2025
Stakeholders must collaborate to set reasonable ground rules for the novel technology—but that transparency can carry risks, health tech leaders mused at a recent Newsweek event.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Boston only had two baserunners advance past first base against the Blue Jays starter, once on Roman Anthony’s ground rule double in the first and later in the fifth when Ceddanne Rafaela singled and reached second on David Hamilton’s ensuing walk.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ground rule
Noun
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This means knowing that AI has a purpose and a set of rules, and that it can be biased or flawed.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Shred cheese: As always, follow one of the cardinal rules of casserole making in the South: Shred your own cheese.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
17 Aug. 2025
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The American Medical Association, open to all medical students and physicians, and the American College of Emergency Physicians both support state and federal laws or regulations that would require ERs to staff a doctor around the clock.—
Arielle Zionts. KFF Health News,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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The mayor and his administration should be looking at ways to lower taxes and regulations on businesses and residents.—
Willie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Call 1-800-876-4500 and give offer code W-EG to subscribe.—
cincinnati.com,
cincinnati.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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The recalled product also has the code number of 061027524 on the lid.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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Sheetz to replace Fraser bank, Roseville church in southeast Michigan expansion Historically, Michigan has some of the weakest public ethics laws in the country.—
Dave Boucher,
Freep.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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That law is among several concerns about school curriculum across the state, according to a prominent union, the Texas American Federation of Teachers.—
Zulekha Nathoo,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Ground rule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ground%20rule. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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