de jure

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for de jure
Adjective
  • And the bottom line is -- the bottom line is that there's a key statutory problem.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2025
  • The developer contested the denial under a Connecticut affordable housing law commonly known by its statutory name — 8-30g.
    Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • The court said gun rules must be similar to a historical regulation on weapons to pass constitutional muster.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 19 July 2025
  • In the regular legislative session, the Texas legislature passed joint resolutions with a two-thirds majority proposing the following constitutional amendments.
    Bethany Blankley, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2025
Adjective
  • His uncle wanted to show him the ropes, but there were obstacles: equipment cost, building things to code, researching the proper setup.
    Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
  • Many beloved bands and singers who have either retired or passed away continue to make a home on the tally, thanks to popular compilations or, in some select cases, a proper full-length that simply won't go away.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Adjective
  • Democrat amendments squashed Democrats and pro-regulation groups argued the measure lacks any awareness of the common good, and prioritizes political ambitions and corporate profits over people’s lives.
    James Call, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The swearing in of Commissioner Mary T. Boyle in June brought the commission up to full strength, with a 3-2 split in favor of Democratic appointees who are expected to take an aggressive enforcement stance in line with the Biden administration’s pro-regulation agenda.
    Dean Seal, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022
Adjective
  • The threat of 100% secondary tariffs alongside the bipartisan Graham-Blumenthal sanctions bill that targets Russian oil sales are the right targets.
    Daniel Fried, Time, 15 July 2025
  • The point is to prove that the physicists were right: time is elastic.
    Guy Trebay, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • Unlike earlier studies that uncovered evasion or deception, this research exposed a more alarming phenomenon: models calculating that unethical behavior was a justifiable strategy for survival.
    Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
  • Murder, then, has already been established as a justifiable means of protection.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 27 June 2025
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“De jure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/de%20jure. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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