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as in title
a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize
the rubrics at the beginning of the chapters are intended to be humorous
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as in rule
an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing
the rubric, popular among jewelers anyway, that a man should spend a month's salary on his fiancée's engagement ring
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as in category
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
all of these books with their conspiracy theories fall under the rubric of speculative fiction
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The series takes the indelible line about the great responsibility that comes with great power and uses it to compare Spider-Man’s idealistic Boy Scout altruism to the goals of other characters who are good guys in their own minds, if not within the moral rubric of the show.
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
Dakota Johnson, in particular, is almost always a good rubric for perfect boho styling.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 29 Jan. 2025
The identical rubric is found on payment pages for the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The rubric made its first appearance in March 1984 as a function of the magazine’s redesign that followed by two months Apple’s bringing forth the first of its Macintosh computers.
—Harper’s Magazine, Harper's Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
Dakota Johnson, in particular, is almost always a good rubric for perfect boho styling.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 29 Jan. 2025
The identical rubric is found on payment pages for the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The rubric made its first appearance in March 1984 as a function of the magazine’s redesign that followed by two months Apple’s bringing forth the first of its Macintosh computers.
—Harper’s Magazine, Harper's Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
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Noun
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The victory was never in doubt for the No. 3 Huskies, who led wire-to-wire to secure their fifth consecutive Big East Tournament title and their 12th in a row including seven years in the American Athletic Conference from 2014-20.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2025
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The Huskies earned their 23rd Big East tournament title with a 70-50 win, ensuring all of their streaks live on for at least another day.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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Under a rule the Hall’s board of directors adopted in 1991, anyone on the permanently ineligible list can’t be considered for election to the Hall.—
Jay Cohen,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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Under a rule adopted by the Hall's board of directors in 1991, anyone on the permanently ineligible list can't be considered for election to the Hall.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Annual sales in these three categories represent about $50 billion in sales.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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These categories are labeled with a color for difficulty.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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Collette looked incredibly joyful in her video, and confirmed her exuberance in the caption.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Fif clearly disagreed with Budden’s reasoning, expressing so in the post’s caption, slamming his treatment of animals and other startling behavior.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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The stodgy tradition, after all, allowed committee chairmen, usually southern Democratic (and segregationist) House members, to hold those coveted positions for decades.—
David Mark,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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Inspired by the intricacy of Black hair artistry, her look felt like an ode to tradition and innovation, seamlessly blending bold structure with fluid motion.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
7 Mar. 2025
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Then decide whether to make a thinning cut that removes the entire branch or a heading cut that only snips off a portion.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2025
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In fact, that win over New York may have left the Celtics feeling over-confident heading into Detroit.—
Hunter Felt,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Perhaps the largest of its kind was a retrospective analysis that appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2002.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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These wooden stakes, used to impede attackers, are the first of their kind to be recovered from this period.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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The headline has been updated to include direct quotes.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Rubric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubric. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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