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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
This has occurred, at least in part, because Ballad is graded against a scoring rubric that largely ignores how its hospitals actually perform.
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Brett Kelman, The Tennessean, 20 Sep. 2024
Future financial leaders should keep the following in mind:
Working with high-level deliverables – Instructors assign projects with high-level deliverables and general rubrics.
—Steven Wasserman, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
There’s no objective rubric for beautiful poetry, persuasive rhetoric, or emotional empathy with which to train the model.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
The latest report offers a useful rubric for how the Soto sweepstakes might unfold.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
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Brett Kelman, The Tennessean, 20 Sep. 2024
Future financial leaders should keep the following in mind:
Working with high-level deliverables – Instructors assign projects with high-level deliverables and general rubrics.
—Steven Wasserman, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
There’s no objective rubric for beautiful poetry, persuasive rhetoric, or emotional empathy with which to train the model.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
The latest report offers a useful rubric for how the Soto sweepstakes might unfold.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubric
Noun
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Just days before his appearance, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes will defend his title in a high-stakes ladder match against Kevin Owens at the Royal Rumble.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Mexican filmmaker Michel Franco launches his latest title Dreams in competition.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
21 Jan. 2025
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Our fabulous intuition suggests the man holding the bag, will be CBS’ rules analyst Gene Steratore.—
Bob Raissman,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025
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His family remembered him as a natural leader who was no stranger to challenging the rules.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Jan. 2025
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León is a first-time nominee at the 2025 Grammys taking place Sunday (Feb. 2) in the best música Mexicana album category for Boca Chueca, Vol. 1.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
28 Jan. 2025
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Looking beyond Swift and Beyonce, this category is absolutely loaded with great storylines and possible winners.—
Jim Harrington,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Celebrating his son’s exciting news, LeBron shared a photo of the rising star, along with a caption calling him by his middle name.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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According to a caption shared with the post, the intriguing wave scene was captured at the RiF010, a surf pool found in Rotterdam, the second-largest city in the Netherlands after the national capital Amsterdam.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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President Ronald Reagan invited him to the State of the Union days later, which started the tradition of featuring heroes in the House gallery.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Jan. 2025
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Famed Chef Jean Imbert curated a feast that balanced the traditions of French gastronomy with his characteristic flair for modernity.—
Ian Malone,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2025
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Two hours later, the blog reported that the heading had disappeared.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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In that sort of price range, a $12,000 box to put a watch in comes under the heading of an impulse buy.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Whenever a new social app is announced, there's an intense digital stampede as influencers of all kinds rush to claim territory in the new world.—
Kim Key,
PCMAG,
17 Jan. 2025
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On Thursday, January 2, Wolfgang Puck's Bar & Grill at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas found itself in hot water — and not the kind meant for cooking.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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The Bears have considerable ground to close and no trophies are presented to organizations that win headlines in the offseason.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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Outside of the headlines, album and single releases are starting to pick up once again while the United States heads into a new era with Donald Trump back in the Oval Office.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Rubric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubric. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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