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Recent Examples of norms
Millennials and GenZ are challenging societal norms based on lessons learned from previous generations.
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Julia Rodgers, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
For Jung, the dynamic represents a reversal of some traditional gender norms.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
As the shutdown unfolds, Democrats appear determined to hold their ground, framing the fight not just as a budget dispute but as a broader defense of democratic norms and public services.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Instead, Kaprizov’s new AAV is the equivalent to an almost $2-million-a season-premium compared to those historical norms, a boost that will eventually come at the expense of players down the lineup.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Trump’s contempt for legal norms and Guantánamo’s legacy of ambiguous legality are thus a fitting match, however disturbing that compatibility may be.
—Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
Students who are immersed in American schools adopt new norms more quickly.
—Hind Haddad, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
Wedding experts have noted a trend among modern brides who are moving away from traditional norms and making more daring statements with their dresses and ceremonies.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
And those norms can change quickly, with much of society managing to adapt to a prolonged state of unfreedom.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Julia Rodgers, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
For Jung, the dynamic represents a reversal of some traditional gender norms.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
As the shutdown unfolds, Democrats appear determined to hold their ground, framing the fight not just as a budget dispute but as a broader defense of democratic norms and public services.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Instead, Kaprizov’s new AAV is the equivalent to an almost $2-million-a season-premium compared to those historical norms, a boost that will eventually come at the expense of players down the lineup.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Trump’s contempt for legal norms and Guantánamo’s legacy of ambiguous legality are thus a fitting match, however disturbing that compatibility may be.
—Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
Students who are immersed in American schools adopt new norms more quickly.
—Hind Haddad, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
Wedding experts have noted a trend among modern brides who are moving away from traditional norms and making more daring statements with their dresses and ceremonies.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
And those norms can change quickly, with much of society managing to adapt to a prolonged state of unfreedom.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for norms
Noun
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Since you’re still considered a federal employee on furlough, any job must fall within the federal government’s standards of ethical conduct and rules.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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And the typical rules of decorum are loosened as a result — at least by golf standards.—
Bob Harkins,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Spare us the lesson in morality on peace if your goal is escalation.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Shakur being remembered as a pillar of morality, beauty, and justice that was still, at the end of the day, human with her own emotions, and beauty routines, makes her impact everlastingly powerful.—
Essence,
Essence,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Norms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/norms. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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