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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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Recent Examples of rubric
Under the new system, one of those readers is the AI model, which has been trained on past applicant essays and the rubric for scoring, Espinoza said.
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
That same rubric will drive its move into Spinnova fiber, which will show up in future collections.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 11 Dec. 2025
The teaching assistant said the essay lacked empirical evidence, which was not a requirement in the grading rubric, which cited three criteria for grading.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025
In Colorado, pretrial detention recommendations are made using a rigid scoring rubric.
—Kaitlyn M. Sims, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
That same rubric will drive its move into Spinnova fiber, which will show up in future collections.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 11 Dec. 2025
The teaching assistant said the essay lacked empirical evidence, which was not a requirement in the grading rubric, which cited three criteria for grading.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025
In Colorado, pretrial detention recommendations are made using a rigid scoring rubric.
—Kaitlyn M. Sims, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubric
Noun
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In some ways it was set up to fail from the moment those infamous quotation marks around the title were revealed; an attempt by Fennell to get ahead of the very criticisms that have been published this week.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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The Hornets went 80-19 and won four CIF San Diego Section championships and three state titles in Carter’s time on the Lincoln staff.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
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Nanos claimed Cross campaigned against him while wearing his Pima County Sheriff's uniform in breach of department rules, which Cross denied.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Congress can add rules for federal races.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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As the first Brazilian nominee in the category — a milestone that lives beside his historic Golden Globe win — his presence alone marks a meaningful moment.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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Researchers classified low-fat or low-carb diets into 5 categories, including total, healthy, unhealthy, animal or vegetable.—
Barbara Mantel,
NBC news,
11 Feb. 2026
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This was confirmed with a photo released to celebrate the Prince of Wales’ birthday that featured the puppies and mentioned them in the caption.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
4 Feb. 2026
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Parts of this article, including its title and photo caption, were updated to reflect IonQ’s response to Fortune‘s queries, which was received after the article’s publication deadline.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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His music, holding a foot in the future and the past, is homage to Puerto Rican traditions, heavy on salsa, with notes of hip hop, big band, indie rock and reggaeton.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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The long-standing tradition is an opportunity for state and federal governments to engage in person on pressing issues across the nation.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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With trade uncertainty in the rear view mirror , and a newfound focus on easing the cost-of-living heading into the midterm elections, White House policy is expected to boost equities in 2026 .—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
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In creating the following list of books to be classed under the heading of essential Afghan reading, my aim was to highlight books that focus on the human.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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The arbitrator was moved by his story but ruled against him anyway, denying him his last chance for a win of any kind at this year’s Olympics.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Returning on her sixth studio album, To Whom It May Concern, the Philadelphia native brings in immeasurable wisdom, blossoming into the effortless positivity and authenticity of past albums—the kind that has assisted multiple generations on their respective healing journeys.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
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What impact have those headlines actually had on the foundation’s work?—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Mike Norris and Mike Mladenik will be the headlines, as well as regional experts who will share their expertise during seminars included with admission.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Rubric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubric. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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