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
This erosion of trust in fiat currency enhances gold’s appeal as a reliable store of value.
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
Moreover, this fiat couldn’t be construed as anything but personal and punitive; after all, the diaries are available both at Cornell and at the British Library, where my own literary papers are archived—so, freely available to anyone who should wish to novelize their mother’s life.
—Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Investors tend to flock to gold, in particular, in times of economic turbulence — especially amid fears that the fiat dollar may lose its value, due to inflation or other factors.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
And that fixed supply is what is missing from all other investments, such as fiat currencies, gold, and real estate.
—Korok Ray, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
Moreover, this fiat couldn’t be construed as anything but personal and punitive; after all, the diaries are available both at Cornell and at the British Library, where my own literary papers are archived—so, freely available to anyone who should wish to novelize their mother’s life.
—Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Investors tend to flock to gold, in particular, in times of economic turbulence — especially amid fears that the fiat dollar may lose its value, due to inflation or other factors.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
And that fixed supply is what is missing from all other investments, such as fiat currencies, gold, and real estate.
—Korok Ray, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiat
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Mayor Anne Hidalgo published a decree imposing a limited traffic zone (ZTL) in the center of Paris.Carlton Reid, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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As international pressure to release the results mounts, Maduro signed a decree blocking X and other forms of social media outside for ten days.E.R. Pulgar, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2024
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These impressions shaped by Black women have left an indelible mark on his style edicts.Essence, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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In the wake of Amazon’s return-to-office edict, CEOs are lining up to blame remote work for everything from productivity problems to culture woes.Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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But that chapter, written before a July Supreme Court ruling that suggested Florida and Texas laws regulating content moderation flunk First Amendment scrutiny, also notes that Carr met some conservative pushback on that idea from his own Project 2025 collaborators.Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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But any law that would overturn the 2015 ruling would ostensibly overturn the 2013 ruling too.Kate Sosin, Them, 5 Nov. 2024
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When Americans went on a car-buying binge after World War II, states like Michigan widened their highways with the goal of keeping traffic moving quickly, a prime directive for engineers.David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
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The Piano Lesson employs dialogue as a dynamic tool while managing to move viewers without a clear directive or resolution for the Charles family.Malik William, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Fiat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiat. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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