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 New York's new guidelines already have detractors on both sides of the debate. — Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026 Taking breaks, postponing games Parents previously criticized Heartland’s guidelines for playing in the heat in 2023 after kids played games with temperatures over 100 degrees. — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026 The Pentagon is pausing guidelines for a controversial policy that has required testosterone testing for service members aged 30 and older, Reuters reports. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026 Although guidelines generally recommend statins for many adults ages 40 to 75 with diabetes, statin treatment is not always started soon after a type 2 diabetes diagnosis. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 This will require reforms of the international Codex Alimentarius Commission, which is responsible for developing food safety guidelines that protect consumers and facilitate trade. — Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026 The press release included links to three documents posted on the DHA’s website providing specific medical and clinical guidance, but by the next day, the guidelines had been removed from the website. — Luis Martinez, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

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Inspectors have found hundreds of allegedly fictitious facilities, while at least 833 kitchens have been shut down for failing to meet hygiene and sanitation standards.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Both choices will serve students when faculty are clear about their ambitions and standards.

— Sian Leah Beilock, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of standards

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The new rules mandated that referees stop play for a ten-minute hydration break that allows players to drink fluids, change clothes, or shower in their locker room.

— Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
Local authorities say rules have been set by US authorities barring personnel from visiting cannabis dispensaries and taking part in watersports including jet skiing and parasailing.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of rules

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At the new packaging coalition, one lobbyist is Rachel Wagoner, the former head of CalRecycle, who helped draft, negotiate and usher in the regulations for the single-use plastics bill.

— Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
While calling for additional regulations involving e-bikes, the chief also returned to the scene to personally thank those who helped rescue the woman.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of regulations

Noun

All fungicides should be used cautiously and according to the label instructions.

— Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2026
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have uncovered a new processor attack that can bypass defenses in Intel and AMD chips by exploiting a security gap lasting only a handful of instructions.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of instructions

Noun

Flock Safety announced some changes to its policies in mid-August after reports of misuse, including requiring officers to enter specific codes.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Ballot envelopes would have to comply with new Postal Service rules and include bar codes.

— Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of codes

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Its reports became known as standards, technical guides to safely design and construct a product.

— Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026
Content creators from across the political spectrum are making guides on the best tools to cut down Flock cameras, blasting them off poles with shotguns, and dissecting every misstep the company makes.

— Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026

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