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Recent Examples of norms
Until recently, the brash persona and policies—both domestic and foreign—that seemed to conflict with GOP norms set the president apart from his party predecessors.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
What's more, it has not been embraced by the courts or the legal norms of the country for 160 years.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026
Large language models can generate remarkably fluent answers, but without being grounded in a company’s specific history, decisions, and operating norms, those outputs often feel shallow or disconnected from reality.
—Jason Dressel, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
The defense secretary is upending decades-old norms, current and former leaders say, with some cautioning that his proselytizing violates the Constitution and undermines troop cohesion.
—Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2026
Behavior change theory includes a tenant of measurement known as social norms.
—Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026
Future closed-loop control systems will likely use online sensors and microfluidic regulators to maintain these within fetal norms.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
Experts agree plastic surgery and other cosmetic procedures are nothing to be ashamed of and transparency from celebrities is critical to dismantling unhealthy beauty norms.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Mark continuously cleared blockers for Josh and the Hummer team, enabling their ability to break from tradition and norms.
—Jon McNeill, Big Think, 25 Mar. 2026
Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
What's more, it has not been embraced by the courts or the legal norms of the country for 160 years.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026
Large language models can generate remarkably fluent answers, but without being grounded in a company’s specific history, decisions, and operating norms, those outputs often feel shallow or disconnected from reality.
—Jason Dressel, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
The defense secretary is upending decades-old norms, current and former leaders say, with some cautioning that his proselytizing violates the Constitution and undermines troop cohesion.
—Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2026
Behavior change theory includes a tenant of measurement known as social norms.
—Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026
Future closed-loop control systems will likely use online sensors and microfluidic regulators to maintain these within fetal norms.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
Experts agree plastic surgery and other cosmetic procedures are nothing to be ashamed of and transparency from celebrities is critical to dismantling unhealthy beauty norms.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Mark continuously cleared blockers for Josh and the Hummer team, enabling their ability to break from tradition and norms.
—Jon McNeill, Big Think, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for norms
Noun
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Consumer advocates said the findings support SB 1076, a bill that would require insurers to offer coverage to homeowners who meet state fire safety standards.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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In response, rental companies are implementing stricter cleaning standards, higher security deposits, and more surveillance.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Policies were justified not with reference to morality or metaphysics but with citations of white papers.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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In the winter of 2022, crowds around the globe protested after the death of a young woman, Mahsa Amini, taken into custody by Iran's morality police for how she was dressed.—
Laurie Perez,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Norms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/norms. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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