as in theory
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an idea or statement put forth and accepted as true by many people
The retired judge recounted the old legal axiom which states that justice and law are not always the same.
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Recent Examples of axiom
Gödel showed that any system of axioms in mathematics permits the formulation of statements that can’t be shown to be true or false.
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Philip Ball, Wired News, 8 June 2025
In his first inaugural address in 1933, former President Franklin D. Roosevelt laid out a political axiom that would come to shrewdly diagnose America's thorny brand of insularity.
—Clare Morell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Zermelo developed nine simple axioms, that is, unproven basic assumptions, on which everything is based in math.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 9 May 2025
This axiom has stood the test of time, yet the personal saving rate was still below 5%, as of February.
—Dryden Pence, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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Philip Ball, Wired News, 8 June 2025
In his first inaugural address in 1933, former President Franklin D. Roosevelt laid out a political axiom that would come to shrewdly diagnose America's thorny brand of insularity.
—Clare Morell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Zermelo developed nine simple axioms, that is, unproven basic assumptions, on which everything is based in math.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 9 May 2025
This axiom has stood the test of time, yet the personal saving rate was still below 5%, as of February.
—Dryden Pence, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for axiom
Noun
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The most effective education models are those that blend theory with real-world practice.—
Sanjay Srivastava,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Testing particle physics theories, the $8 billion LHC was composed of superconducting magnets that allowed scientists to study subatomic particles including protons, electrons, quarks and photons.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Sissy was the aunt of Patricia Arquette’s Harmony Cobel and is a deep believer in the principles of Lumon.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The principles were conveyed to Hamas, the officials said, which has not yet issued a response.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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The grants were allocated under President Joe Biden's signature Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, an anti-gun violence law signed after the mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Aside from his signature 2021 criminal justice bill, Cooper signed legislation into law in 2020, allowing judges to reduce mandatory minimum sentences mandated by law for drug offenders.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Sep. 2025
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In another example, Francis came out in support of civil unions for same-sex couples, something previously opposed by the Vatican’s doctrine office.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Because on August 29, a federal appellate court shut the door on that doctrine.—
Brett Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Axiom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/axiom. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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