as in decree
an order publicly issued by an authority
the school principal issued a fiat that caps were not to be worn inside the school, and that was that
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Recent Examples of fiat
Stablecoins are cryptos that are pegged to fiat currencies, such as the dollar.
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Brian Evans, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
When a consumer pays with crypto, the funds are automatically converted into fiat or PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin for deposit in the merchant’s account.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 July 2025
But the fundamental cause of Bitcoin’s rise is old-fashioned fiat cash coming in from the traditional finance sector, DB’s Marion Laboure and Camilla Siazon wrote in a note seen by Fortune.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 15 July 2025
For Florida residents, the law offers a choice: use traditional fiat currency with its flexibility and federal backing, or turn to gold and silver, which offer protection from inflation but lack the agility of modern economic instruments.
—Luciano Duque, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025
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Brian Evans, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
When a consumer pays with crypto, the funds are automatically converted into fiat or PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin for deposit in the merchant’s account.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 July 2025
But the fundamental cause of Bitcoin’s rise is old-fashioned fiat cash coming in from the traditional finance sector, DB’s Marion Laboure and Camilla Siazon wrote in a note seen by Fortune.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 15 July 2025
For Florida residents, the law offers a choice: use traditional fiat currency with its flexibility and federal backing, or turn to gold and silver, which offer protection from inflation but lack the agility of modern economic instruments.
—Luciano Duque, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiat
Noun
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Hours after the minister’s announcement, President Salva Kiir suspended Machar from his post, a decree read on state radio said, without giving more details.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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This decree also states the information should be translated into the other languages so it can be placed in the important temples.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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The edict is also risky, potentially giving viewers the sense that Brennan is less able to question or challenge her guests — one of the main elements of TV’s Sunday political shows that bring viewers to them in the first place.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ever since, as the Taliban returned to power, once again issuing edicts to suppress women and girls, the clinic and its 34-year-old midwife Atifa have continued to provide a lifeline for mothers and young children.—
Elise Blanchard,
Time,
21 Aug. 2025
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Plaintiffs, including people who benefited from the legal protections, urged the appeals court to endorse the district court ruling, which found that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem could not categorically end protections for these groups, but instead had to evaluate each case individually.—
Michael Casey,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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As Smith collected himself, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts tried to challenge the ruling.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Employees were not subjected to random pat searches despite a clear BOP directive.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The directive does not have an expiration date.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Fiat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiat. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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