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
As a result, in the last quarter century, leading firms began implementing the converse of Taylor’s dictum.
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Steve Denning, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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Steve Denning, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
See all Example Sentences for dictum
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dictum
Noun
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Hesitation to let it in comes down to one of the principles of NATO's founding treaty – Article 5.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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That’s the whole principle of the movie, is this 24/7 carer role and being in your 20s and trying to make space for yourself in the world.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Here's one of the best rules of an organized home: Everything should have a place.—
Zoe Gowen,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2025
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Yet even though the Catalans finally returned to the 1:1 rule under Financial Fair Play (FFP) limits at the turn of 2025, that never amounted to anything serious or concrete as the England international wound up at Premier League rival Aston Villa instead.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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What Clarence Thomas Has Said on Obergefell Thomas, the court's most conservative judge, wrote in a dissenting opinion in Obergefell that the majority opinion stretched the doctrine of substantive due process rights found in the Fourteenth Amendment too far.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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Christian doctrine teaches that at the end of time, God will restore each person’s body, reuniting it with their soul.—
Therese Cory,
The Conversation,
28 Jan. 2025
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Since the Civil War, this axiom has been avoided only a handful of times.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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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
Noun
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What To Know TikTok's latest move is a response to the app's removal from the Google Play Store and Apple's App Store following a law enacted on January 19, which mandated that ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese parent company, divest its U.S. operations or face a ban.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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If Trump simply ignores the high court, is that the end of law?—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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For another, something about seeing another version of himself triggers Mickey’s long-dormant survival instinct; if one of the two Mickeys doesn’t sacrifice himself for the greater good, both of them are going to be put out of commission on a permanent basis.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
15 Feb. 2025
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This area is known for its bustling immigrant street vendors, but lately there's been Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer sightings on a near daily basis, and it's gotten quieter.—
Jasmine Garsd,
NPR,
15 Feb. 2025
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These days, observers may question the accuracy of that maxim — preservationists have made great strides in recent decades — but a devastating new truth has emerged amid the ashes this week.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2025
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As the footballing maxim goes, Diego Carlos often played to the level of the opponent.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Dictum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dictum. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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