as in laws
a collection or system of rules of conduct
Hammurabi was an ancient king of Babylon with a famous code of laws the tax code
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Recent Examples of codes
Kent Dicks, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
No codes are needed and access is tied to their Ticketmaster account.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Rather than bold color palettes or unorthodox styling, some of Sunday’s best menswear simply reimagined the codes of black-tie dress.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
At-risk areas, like Butte County in Northern California, can significantly improve their resilience to wildfires by integrating current weather patterns, hazard data and new building codes into urban planning, especially in vulnerable areas.
—Karen Collins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Nurmela said the town changed its codes to allow for smaller homes on smaller lots and create more diversity and affordability in its housing stock, aligning with a trend seen nationally since the pandemic.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
There was even a glossary of diagnosis codes that are used for billing.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Pandora’s Talisman collection emphasizes new experimentation as the brand looks to toward the future, building the foundation of the Danish jewelry retailer and manufacturer’s traditional design codes.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
The disaster reshaped the region, prompting mass emigration and leading to stricter building codes nationwide.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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Programs such as remote patient or therapeutic monitoring can qualify for reimbursement through current procedural terminology (CPT) codes, creating an immediate revenue stream.
—Kent Dicks, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
No codes are needed and access is tied to their Ticketmaster account.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Rather than bold color palettes or unorthodox styling, some of Sunday’s best menswear simply reimagined the codes of black-tie dress.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
At-risk areas, like Butte County in Northern California, can significantly improve their resilience to wildfires by integrating current weather patterns, hazard data and new building codes into urban planning, especially in vulnerable areas.
—Karen Collins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Nurmela said the town changed its codes to allow for smaller homes on smaller lots and create more diversity and affordability in its housing stock, aligning with a trend seen nationally since the pandemic.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
There was even a glossary of diagnosis codes that are used for billing.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Pandora’s Talisman collection emphasizes new experimentation as the brand looks to toward the future, building the foundation of the Danish jewelry retailer and manufacturer’s traditional design codes.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
The disaster reshaped the region, prompting mass emigration and leading to stricter building codes nationwide.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for codes
Noun
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Critics argued that such laws were exclusionary in a nation built on immigration.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Asma and other members of the group were taken from their Delhi homes in the evening, but that may be in contravention of Indian laws which say that women cannot be detained after sunset or before sunrise except in certain circumstances.—
Esha Mitra,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Multiple state constitutions have free speech and privacy clauses that are identical or quite similar to Arizona's.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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State constitutions likewise entrenched robust jury rights.—
Richard Lorren Jolly,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Codes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/codes. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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