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something (such as a belief or value) that helps a person know what is right and wrong and that influences their actions
He refused to participate on principle. It is against her principles to steal.
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Recent Examples of principle
Numan’s career and his odyssey back from near obscurity to another career high in his mid-sixties hold various lessons for business owners about self-belief and sticking to your principles, innovation and the value of a unique value proposition.
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Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2025
Trump’s friend Rudy Giuliani, after his successful leadership as mayor of New York during 9/11, wrote a compelling treatise on leadership and offered 14 principles for would-be leaders.
—Michael Eric Siegel, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2025
That means improving scalability and speed without sacrificing its core principles of decentralization and security — and ideally making those properties even stronger.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2025
Integrate impact considerations into core business processes rather than treating social benefit as an add-on, making prosocial principles fundamental to system design and operation.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2025
Trump’s friend Rudy Giuliani, after his successful leadership as mayor of New York during 9/11, wrote a compelling treatise on leadership and offered 14 principles for would-be leaders.
—Michael Eric Siegel, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2025
That means improving scalability and speed without sacrificing its core principles of decentralization and security — and ideally making those properties even stronger.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2025
Integrate impact considerations into core business processes rather than treating social benefit as an add-on, making prosocial principles fundamental to system design and operation.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for principle
Noun
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This means knowing that AI has a purpose and a set of rules, and that it can be biased or flawed.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Swarthmore would not be the first school to allow a biological male to compete in women's sports after the NCAA rule change, if the allegations are true.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Automation tools and software can simplify the tracking of regulatory changes, ensuring that companies are always up to date with the latest standards.—
Ted Kail,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Since the submersible’s implosion over two years ago, the industry has spent time reflecting on the importance of nailing down a standard across the board, Kohnen said.—
Taylor Romine,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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But a sprawling expanse of abusive online behavior doesn’t technically violate federal laws or individual company policies.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Aug. 2025
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The bill would have reclassified these drivers as independent contractors and exempted them from state minimum wage, unemployment insurance and worker's compensation laws.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The Detroit native’s willingness to collaborate with the popular skincare brand was directly tied to his wife’s affinity for the brand as well as its alignment with his own values.—
Kenneth J. Williams Jr,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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While vehicle theft claims don’t distinguish between full vehicle versus partial theft, the report's methodology considered the monetary value lost as result of the theft.—
Stuart Dyos,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Principle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/principle. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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