as in principle
an idea that is very important to a group
the central tenets of a religion He refused to abide by one of the basic tenets of the fashion industry.
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Recent Examples of tenet
Expanding free childcare has been a core tenet of Mamdani’s campaign.
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
As a Black Panther, Hampton would go on to create alliances to found the Rainbow Coalition since basic tenets of survival, including economic struggle and housing, traversed racial lines.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
In decades past, a key tenet of science was to question everything, on the theory that raising doubts and concerns was the best path to the truth.
—Gary Abernathy, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2025
Resale value has been a key tenet of the club’s transfer policy under Speakman and Harvey, and remains so even now that spending has increased.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
As a Black Panther, Hampton would go on to create alliances to found the Rainbow Coalition since basic tenets of survival, including economic struggle and housing, traversed racial lines.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
In decades past, a key tenet of science was to question everything, on the theory that raising doubts and concerns was the best path to the truth.
—Gary Abernathy, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2025
Resale value has been a key tenet of the club’s transfer policy under Speakman and Harvey, and remains so even now that spending has increased.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenet
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The program supports plastic-carbon footprint reporting and aligns with extended producer responsibility (EPR) principles, helping businesses prepare for regulatory shifts while promoting long-term environmental and operational resilience.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Aug. 2025
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This means the agent could, at least in principle, provide users with meaningful guidance that might facilitate the creation of dangerous biological threats.—
Brian Tse,
Time,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Timing players is part of the rules, but it is not applied homogeneously in different tournaments and circumstances.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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Shred cheese: As always, follow one of the cardinal rules of casserole making in the South: Shred your own cheese.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
17 Aug. 2025
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This would allow the NHL to maintain the human element in the officiating system, and hopefully create a better standard and baseline to follow. Pick 5.3.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Earlier this year, Google and the mobile standards setting GSMA confirmed a new RCS protocol would be the first to offer cross-platform end-to-end encryption.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Tenet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenet. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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