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as in title
a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize
the rubrics at the beginning of the chapters are intended to be humorous
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as in rule
an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing
the rubric, popular among jewelers anyway, that a man should spend a month's salary on his fiancée's engagement ring
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as in category
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
all of these books with their conspiracy theories fall under the rubric of speculative fiction
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Recent Examples of rubric
Going by this rubric, Winnipeg is missing only one out of five pieces of its Cup-caliber elite core.
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Murat Ates, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
The district plans to find a future use for each property by scoring them on a rubric that considers community feedback, market value, the building’s condition, historical relevance and zoning and land use.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
Putting private anguish and public witnessing into forceful tension, Paksa fashioned a productively ambivalent rubric for the artist under authoritarianism.
—Daniel R. Quiles, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
The average is simpler than the existing law, which includes a strict rubric defining what percentage of a project’s units must be available at a range of income tiers.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
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Murat Ates, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
The district plans to find a future use for each property by scoring them on a rubric that considers community feedback, market value, the building’s condition, historical relevance and zoning and land use.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
Putting private anguish and public witnessing into forceful tension, Paksa fashioned a productively ambivalent rubric for the artist under authoritarianism.
—Daniel R. Quiles, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
The average is simpler than the existing law, which includes a strict rubric defining what percentage of a project’s units must be available at a range of income tiers.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubric
Noun
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The girls successfully defended their state title, overcoming a disqualification in their 4×100 relay.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
7 May 2026
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Arsenal are firmly in title-chasing mode and goal difference could still prove crucial, despite Manchester City slipping up against Everton on Monday.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Opponents to the change, however, say there will be no easy way to ensure people are following these rules, and various state gun laws, when mailing easily concealable handguns.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Energy experts in Sardinia are also working with policymakers to change the rules around grid-connection requests.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Global companies already dominate the world's fastest-growing major consumer market across 20 product categories from soft drinks and spirits to savory snacks, detergents, and diapers, the report said.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
7 May 2026
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Each puzzle has exactly one solution, so watch out for words or items that seem to belong to multiple categories!—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Indian guests won the engagement but Western media captions largely lost them.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
5 May 2026
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Smart acknowledged the shocking transformation in her caption.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
Noun
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This could be your new tradition.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
5 May 2026
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Drawing on Renaissance design, the goal was to create a romantic atmosphere in which guests are immersed in a scene fit for a work of art, placing them—and the wearable art on their bodies—within the visual tradition of the surrounding pieces.—
Anna Grace Lee,
Vogue,
4 May 2026
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According to the release, the teen, riding a 2010 BMW S1000 motorcycle, was traveling westbound on Floating Feather, with a 2005 Toyota Sienna driven by the 54-year-old heading eastbound.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 May 2026
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Fitzpatrick followed an even-par opening round with a bogey-free 6-under-66 on Friday, pushing himself to 6-under for the tournament and into a tie for sixth heading into the weekend.—
Noah Gulley,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
Noun
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See more paraphernalia of other kinds!—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Aged for at least 10 months in order to develop a complex flavor profile, this goat cheese is firmer than the softer, often spreadable forms of the fresh kind.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
1 May 2026
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Semafor World Economy 2026 drove headlines each day across three concurrent stages of news-making conversations.—
Rachel Keidan,
semafor.com,
7 May 2026
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The disparate outcomes can help explain the generally gloomy attitude most Americans have toward the economy even as headline figures, such as the unemployment rate and economic growth, remain mostly solid.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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“Rubric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubric. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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