Thesaurus results for PRINCIPLE

principle

noun

as in rule

something (such as a belief or value) that helps a person know what is right and wrong and that influences their actions He refused to participate on principle. It is against her principles to steal.

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Recent Examples of principle Connecticut has joined 17 other states in suing President Donald Trump over his latest attempt to end birthright citizenship, the constitutional principle that guarantees U.S. citizenship to anyone born in the country. —

Renata Daou, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2025 Nearly all of those 33 countries are in the Western Hemisphere, while the vast majority of the rest of the world does not recognize the principle. —

Alexandra Banner, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025 But for business leaders, there’s one to-do item that should hover at the top of your list like the North Star: Audit your principles. —

Expert Panel®, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 Learn about Florida-Friendly Landscaping principles, smart irrigation, vegetable gardening, and flower species to attract bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects. —

Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for principle

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Noun

The Trump administration is vowing to roll back tougher emissions rules that give rise to those regulatory credits in the first place.

— Chris Isidore, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
This can become a problem because the NBA employs a draconian set of rules surrounding trades, often turning the process of swapping a few players into the equivalent of sorting out a 1,000-piece puzzle set strewn across a table.

— Jordan Sargent, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025