Thesaurus results for GUIDELINES

guidelines

noun

plural of guideline

as in standards

something usually in writing that shows or tells how something should be done The government has issued new guidelines for following a healthy and balanced diet. Here are some basic guidelines for helping you choose a dishwasher.

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Recent Examples of guidelines To send a letter to the editor about this article, submit online or check out our guidelines for how to submit by email or mail. —

Ted Williams, Denver Post, 24 Feb. 2026 Please read the guidelines before participating. —

Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026 If your travel can't be rescheduled within these guidelines, Delta says customers may cancel the reservation and apply the unused value of the ticket toward another ticket in the next year. —

Dan Raby, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026 The preliminary Food and Drug Administration guidelines, if implemented, would create a new pathway for bespoke therapies that have only been tested in a handful of patients due to the challenges of conducting larger studies. —

CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026 With them, come a host of new guidelines and laws that companies have to comply with, quickly. —

Tara Donaldson, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2026 As restaurants slowly reopened, with guidelines and limitations, George’s set up a tent outside and welcomed customers to dine al fresco or inside, with limited seating. —

Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2026 Those guidelines support freedom of expression in news conferences and media interviews, provided those comments do not directly target individuals or groups. —

Kevin Baxter Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026 Under the new guidelines, mail brought to a USPS store or dropped in a USPS box will not necessarily receive a postmark that same day. —

Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 9 Feb. 2026

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Noun

The judge ruled that the Legislature had circumvented anti-gerrymandering standards passed by voters.

— David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Environmental advocates opposed relying on voluntary agreements as the plan’s primary pathway, instead pushing for firm, enforceable minimum flow standards, while water agencies continued to support the voluntary approach.

— Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026