as in principle
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a statement or well-known remark that expresses an important idea, observation, or opinion
A doctor must follow the dictum of "First, do no harm."
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Recent Examples of dictum
But due to card production and printing schedules, rookie cards were issued for months outside the scope of this dictum.
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Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
Following former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping’s dictum that resolving sovereignty issues should be left to future generations, focus for now should be on the joint development of resources.
—Robert A. Manning, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2016
As a result, in the last quarter century, leading firms began implementing the converse of Taylor’s dictum.
—Steve Denning, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Smith co-wrote six of the 18 songs — his road schedule kept him from writing more, but, as the Nashville dictum goes, the best song always wins.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
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Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
Following former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping’s dictum that resolving sovereignty issues should be left to future generations, focus for now should be on the joint development of resources.
—Robert A. Manning, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2016
As a result, in the last quarter century, leading firms began implementing the converse of Taylor’s dictum.
—Steve Denning, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Smith co-wrote six of the 18 songs — his road schedule kept him from writing more, but, as the Nashville dictum goes, the best song always wins.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dictum
Noun
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In the exploration phase, deep knowledge allows for meaningful manipulation and novel combinations of knowledge based on the fundamental rules and principles within a field of expertise to produce creative solutions.—
Ming-Chien Chyu,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Now we are no longer trusted as a viable partner that will stand by our word and our democratic principles.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Dunne’s Back-Pay Argument Dunne committed to LSU in 2017, four years before the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Interim rules went into effect.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Some of the low traffic zone rules are already in effect and will continue to roll out over the next five years.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Compared with the fundamentalism of al-Qaida or Hamas, the doctrines of the Bolsheviks, the nationalism of the Nazis or the sun god worship of the Aztecs, Christianity does indeed seem not too bad.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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Roth said employees at the charity would have to be expressing and inculcating religious doctrine, such as requiring participation in a prayer before a meal is served at a soup kitchen.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There’s an old axiom in physics, which states that nature abhors a vacuum.—
Letters to the editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
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There is a lot of axiomatics, which seems to be closer to the Greeks, but aren’t the axioms largely chosen at will?—
Simone Weil,
Harper's Magazine,
2 July 2024
Noun
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The memo signed by Rubio also makes the case that another person, whose name is redacted, should be deportable under the same law.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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This relic of constitutional law, which the Supreme Court hasn’t taken seriously since its quiet death in the New Deal era, is more mythical than historical—holding, more or less, that Congress cannot delegate its lawmaking power to another branch of government.—
Cristian Farias,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Cubs took the lead in the fifth on Justin Turner’s two-out, pinch-hit, infield single with the bases loaded.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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On a two-year basis, employment numbers are down 0.2 percent.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Apr. 2025
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Many corporate leaders still adhere to Milton Friedman’s maxim that the primary purpose of a company is to maximize shareholder returns.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Lamar Alexander reminded me of a maxim from the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the conservative icon.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Dictum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dictum. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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