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
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.
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Melinda Newman, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
However, dictums from the C-suite won’t work to sustain this ideal; shows of authority make employees feel more cautious.
—Michael Morris, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024
Was this dictum merely a face-saving gesture for the Chinese Communist Party?
—Aja Romano, Vox, 4 Sep. 2024
Queen Mathilde certainly followed suit with the dictum of Giorgio Armani Privé’s collection and made this piece from the spring 2024 couture designs her own.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 15 July 2024
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Melinda Newman, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
However, dictums from the C-suite won’t work to sustain this ideal; shows of authority make employees feel more cautious.
—Michael Morris, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024
Was this dictum merely a face-saving gesture for the Chinese Communist Party?
—Aja Romano, Vox, 4 Sep. 2024
Queen Mathilde certainly followed suit with the dictum of Giorgio Armani Privé’s collection and made this piece from the spring 2024 couture designs her own.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 15 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dictum
Noun
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Embracing business principles shouldn’t mean losing sight of your academic mission.—
Elise Awwad,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Carrie Jackson’s journey into healthcare reflects the founding principles of her services.—
Hilary Tetenbaum,
USA TODAY,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The new rules aim to close loopholes that would allow countries like China and Russia — which are already subject to existing semiconductor trade restrictions — to obtain or develop their own AI technology.—
Jess Weatherbed,
The Verge,
13 Jan. 2025
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However, his backers in Silicon Valley could also see the rules as an undue burden on their ability to export products.—
AFP,
Fortune Asia,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Courts in at least five states – Montana, New York, Washington, Vermont and Oregon – have rejected the open fields doctrine, finding it’s not supported by their state constitutions.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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OpenAI argued that the fair use doctrine protects them.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The hope of deriving one set of rules, or axioms, to govern all mathematical truths was fatally undermined.—
Theodore McDarrah,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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The famous wrestler Sting, in describing his character change in 1996 from a clear babyface to a darker, enigmatic character, offered the perfect axiom about predicting the future.—
Richard Deitsch,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The ban stems from a 2024 law that requires app stores and cloud computing providers to stop distributing or hosting TikTok unless it is sold by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance.—
David McCabe,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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By Alison Durkee In April, President Joe Biden signed a law that prohibits U.S. app stores from hosting TikTok unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, relinquishes ownership.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In opposing the request, prosecutors from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office argued that there was no basis for Supreme Court intervention and that Trump’s legal positions were unsupported by any court anywhere.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
10 Jan. 2025
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To comply with federal law, hemp products contain less than 0.3% delta-9 THC on a dry weight basis.—
A.J. Herrington,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This maxim holds just as true in cyber security as in sports.—
Phillimon Zongo,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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There’s the old maxim that country music more than any other genre is about storytelling.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
5 Dec. 2024
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“Dictum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dictum. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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