as in principle
an idea that is very important to a group
the central tenets of a religion He refused to abide by one of the basic tenets of the fashion industry.
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Last month, in a rare meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the Tibetan monk reaffirmed his allegiance to the rule of the Communist Party and pledged to make his religion more Chinese – a tenet of Xi’s policy on religion.
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
The Supreme Court’s new test, with its implicit suggestion that coercion is found in exposure to materials that go against central tenets of parental religion, is more sledgehammer than scalpel.
—Stephen L. Carter, Twin Cities, 2 July 2025
Gaines' love for gardening has become a core tenet of her and husband Chip's Magnolia brand: Creating stunning gardens, flower seed bars, and a floral arranging shop for their Magnolia Silos property in Waco, Texas, are just a few ways she's shown her love for all things gardening.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025
For each magazine issue, all six tenets will be woven throughout Forbes’ print, video, social and website editorial content.
—Forbes Staff, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
The Supreme Court’s new test, with its implicit suggestion that coercion is found in exposure to materials that go against central tenets of parental religion, is more sledgehammer than scalpel.
—Stephen L. Carter, Twin Cities, 2 July 2025
Gaines' love for gardening has become a core tenet of her and husband Chip's Magnolia brand: Creating stunning gardens, flower seed bars, and a floral arranging shop for their Magnolia Silos property in Waco, Texas, are just a few ways she's shown her love for all things gardening.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025
For each magazine issue, all six tenets will be woven throughout Forbes’ print, video, social and website editorial content.
—Forbes Staff, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenet
Noun
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The core principle is subtraction: removing burdens that weigh reps down, freeing them to excel at human-centric selling while allowing revenue operations to focus on strategic optimization rather than data cleanup.—
Leslie Lee,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Bad Bunny's new album, in addition to being a musical phenomenon, is a declaration of principles – a love letter to his homeland.—
Wilson Santiago Burgos,
USA Today,
20 July 2025
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Around the country, state lawmakers are twisting tax codes, raiding campus funds and rewriting financial rules to keep their flagship programs competitive.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 July 2025
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The rules on how the league decides on replacements are not public.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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Santa Cruz, for example, has a standard that developers can’t use vinyl windows.—
Kate Talerico,
Mercury News,
14 July 2025
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Flickering habitability The landscape turned arid, judging by Earth’s standards, roughly 3.5 billion years ago.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 July 2025
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