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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
In many systems influenced by Joe Feldman's Grading for Equity, schools use a four-point rubric rather than percentage scores.
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
The working group proposes creating a rubric to ensure all neighborhoods are equally attracting new development.
—Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Some boards have exhaustive rubrics for these reviews, while others give purely anecdotal feedback.
—Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Jan. 2025
Spieth and Koepka have a different rubric for making the team.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
The working group proposes creating a rubric to ensure all neighborhoods are equally attracting new development.
—Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Some boards have exhaustive rubrics for these reviews, while others give purely anecdotal feedback.
—Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Jan. 2025
Spieth and Koepka have a different rubric for making the team.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubric
Noun
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Loveland constantly produced in big moments during the title run.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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Thomson shoots a 7-under 281 at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland. 1967 — Billie Jean King sweeps three titles at Wimbledon.—
Sports Editor
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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This included a category specific to Texas resort hotels, which were rated on rooms/facilities, location, service, food and value.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
14 July 2025
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Criminal Justice Danielle Clark, Riverdale High: Natural leadership ability, dedication to her classes and commitment to club organizations like Skills USA Criminal Justice and JROTC led to Clark’s nomination and being the top vote-getter in the criminal justice category.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Johnson wrote in a caption under images from their adventures, which included catching sunsets and boat riding.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
7 July 2025
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Vega later updated the caption of the post to share the happy news that the dog had been adopted.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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Inspired by Brazil’s tradition of bricklayers and farm labourers who compete for money with fake brand shoes, says Miranda of his feature debut.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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This transfer of command is a family tradition: Beatrix's mother, Juliana of the Netherlands, was Queen from 1948 until her abdication in 1980 when Beatrix took over.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
15 July 2025
Noun
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On the day of the fire, Henderson and others who worked at Near Southside Inc. could hear the fire trucks one after the other heading to The Cooper.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 July 2025
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The pilot struggled to maintain the plane on a heading and climb, a preliminary report said.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
9 July 2025
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The festival is the largest of its kind in the United States and is sponsored by the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin.—
Jane Tyska,
Mercury News,
13 July 2025
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Allegiant does not tolerate disruptive behavior of any kind.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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And he’s made a point of dropping in on trials large and small — from celebrity defendants to juvenile cases far from the headlines — to cheer on his staff.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2025
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During what’s typically a quiet time on the NFL calendar, the Pittsburgh Steelers continued to make headlines last week with another blockbuster trade.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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“Rubric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubric. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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