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Recent Examples of norms
Fires are common in India, where building laws and safety norms are often flouted by builders and residents.
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ABC News, 3 June 2026
Within weeks of being sworn in to helm the FHFA, which oversees the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Pulte shattered norms by quickly jettisoning executives and policies.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 2 June 2026
In most families, these norms are never made explicit.
—Sharon Olson, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
And sometimes, there are existing social norms that encourage bringing a gift, like at a wedding or birthday party.
—Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 1 June 2026
Ahead of opening weekend, social media analytics firm RelishMix weighed the social media universe for the pic across TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, X and Facebook at 220M, 48% ahead of original horror norms.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 May 2026
Those norms translate into criteria that assess real-world outcomes, rather than prescribing technical processes that will be obsolete within months.
—Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 30 May 2026
The Gucci outfits created by then-creative director Alessandro Michele that Lauro sported on stage for his 2020 participation at the Sanremo Music Festival sparked days of online conversation for subverting rigid gender norms and reimagining sacred Italian iconography.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
First, there’s been a huge change in social norms worldwide.
—Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
ABC News, 3 June 2026
Within weeks of being sworn in to helm the FHFA, which oversees the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Pulte shattered norms by quickly jettisoning executives and policies.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 2 June 2026
In most families, these norms are never made explicit.
—Sharon Olson, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
And sometimes, there are existing social norms that encourage bringing a gift, like at a wedding or birthday party.
—Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 1 June 2026
Ahead of opening weekend, social media analytics firm RelishMix weighed the social media universe for the pic across TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, X and Facebook at 220M, 48% ahead of original horror norms.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 May 2026
Those norms translate into criteria that assess real-world outcomes, rather than prescribing technical processes that will be obsolete within months.
—Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 30 May 2026
The Gucci outfits created by then-creative director Alessandro Michele that Lauro sported on stage for his 2020 participation at the Sanremo Music Festival sparked days of online conversation for subverting rigid gender norms and reimagining sacred Italian iconography.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
First, there’s been a huge change in social norms worldwide.
—Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for norms
Noun
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The service Service staff here operate to the highest standards.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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In recent months, the scrutiny has expanded, with a new layer of fact-checking and standards installed by corporate.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Hollywood had, for decades, been governed by the restrictive Hays Code, which attempted to push moviemaking into Puritan morality.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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Regulating morality becomes the norm and is futile when trying to regulate each individual, business, community group in a society.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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“Norms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/norms. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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