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Recent Examples of norms
British monarchs are subject to rules and norms meant to prevent them from taking overtly political stands.
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Emma Caughlan, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
In a speech to Congress, the monarch avoided naming the president but highlighted democratic norms, Ukraine and Western unity.
—Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2026
Malloy’s philosophy challenges norms that position clinicians as distant figures.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Free speech norms do not sustain themselves.
—Jason Jewell, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Trump doesn’t care about previous relationships or historic norms.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
In stepped the Atlanta surrealist Young Thug, whose main gift to songwriting has been his ease with dismantling its norms.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Yet her grandmother defied those rigid gender norms, passing on to her the ancestral practice of the backstrap loom — an ancient, portable device operated using a strap secured around the weaver’s waist.
—María Teresa Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Owen Carr, chief marketing officer for Spreetail, agreed that the speed of technology has outpaced social and legal norms.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
Emma Caughlan, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
In a speech to Congress, the monarch avoided naming the president but highlighted democratic norms, Ukraine and Western unity.
—Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2026
Malloy’s philosophy challenges norms that position clinicians as distant figures.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Free speech norms do not sustain themselves.
—Jason Jewell, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Trump doesn’t care about previous relationships or historic norms.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
In stepped the Atlanta surrealist Young Thug, whose main gift to songwriting has been his ease with dismantling its norms.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Yet her grandmother defied those rigid gender norms, passing on to her the ancestral practice of the backstrap loom — an ancient, portable device operated using a strap secured around the weaver’s waist.
—María Teresa Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Owen Carr, chief marketing officer for Spreetail, agreed that the speed of technology has outpaced social and legal norms.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for norms
Noun
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Some models feature replaceable blades, like the Milk Street Kitchen Precision peeler, which retails for $30, but by peeler standards that’s high.—
Jennifer Zyman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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Accessibility The hotel is fully compliant with ADA standards, and has five accessible Deluxe rooms designed to accommodate guests with limited mobility and disabilities.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This pair of novellas is about a middle-aged woman, the heroine’s sister, who comes to Tokyo intent on obtaining breast implants and a protagonist contemplating artificial insemination in a culture that doubts the procedure’s morality.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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One that imposes a particular morality or one that imposes civil order?—
Charles F. Miller,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Norms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/norms. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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