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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
Sports and music are both proof points and beneficiaries of this axiom.
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Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Those who forget history, the old axiom posits, are doomed to repeat it.
—Ilan Berman, Foreign Affairs, 24 Apr. 2016
Whereas neoclassical economics presented itself as a universally applicable science based on certain fundamental axioms, Dobb emphasized history, class conflict, and imperialism.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
But underneath all of these more intricate structures is that same original group idea, with its four axioms.
—Leila Sloman, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2024
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Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Those who forget history, the old axiom posits, are doomed to repeat it.
—Ilan Berman, Foreign Affairs, 24 Apr. 2016
Whereas neoclassical economics presented itself as a universally applicable science based on certain fundamental axioms, Dobb emphasized history, class conflict, and imperialism.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
But underneath all of these more intricate structures is that same original group idea, with its four axioms.
—Leila Sloman, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for axiom
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All three men were national and international icons whose assassinations — and the theories swirling around them — became the stuff of books, movies, controversy, and the pages of history itself.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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The theory dates to An Emerging Democratic Majority, an influential 2002 book by political scientists John B. Judis and Ruy Teixeira.—
Jane Hong / Made by History,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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But for business leaders, there’s one to-do item that should hover at the top of your list like the North Star: Audit your principles.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Learn about Florida-Friendly Landscaping principles, smart irrigation, vegetable gardening, and flower species to attract bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2025
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The popular social video app went dark in the U.S. on Saturday night, just before the divestiture bill was set to became law at midnight on Jan. 19.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Jan. 2025
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TikTok should remain available to Americans, but simply under American ownership or other ownership that addresses the national security concerns identified by Congress in developing this law.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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Bothwell discussed various legal grounds to attack the project, from a health and safety perspective to home rule doctrine.—
Steven Mihailovich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
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During the rise of the Nazis in the 1930s, several pastors and theologians joined forces to resist the influence of Nazi doctrine over German Protestant churches.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Axiom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/axiom. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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