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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
These attacks on the vulnerable are the physical manifestation of what this administration has achieved through the legal rubric of policy.
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Ciera Bates-Chamberlain, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Erin McGlothlin, the vice dean of undergraduate affairs in WashU’s College of Arts & Sciences, told me this stems from the belief that grading rubrics should be crystal clear in spelling out how class discussion is evaluated.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2025
Antoni is the chief economist at the Heritage Foundation and previously contributed to Project 2025’s policy rubric, which outlined potential moves for the next GOP administration during the 2024 campaign.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 11 Aug. 2025
Imagine that everything goes great according to your rubric, and the worthy successor is identified.
—Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2025
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Ciera Bates-Chamberlain, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Erin McGlothlin, the vice dean of undergraduate affairs in WashU’s College of Arts & Sciences, told me this stems from the belief that grading rubrics should be crystal clear in spelling out how class discussion is evaluated.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2025
Antoni is the chief economist at the Heritage Foundation and previously contributed to Project 2025’s policy rubric, which outlined potential moves for the next GOP administration during the 2024 campaign.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 11 Aug. 2025
Imagine that everything goes great according to your rubric, and the worthy successor is identified.
—Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubric
Noun
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Customers may purchase or rent a selection of media titles from Prime Video without having an Amazon Prime or Prime Video account.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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And Women's 100-Meter Hurdles Remain Unpredictable Coming off another world indoor title, Olympic champion, and second fastest man of all-time, Grant Holloway is in position to become the first man to win four world outdoor championship titles in a row.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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See rules for Competitive Wordle toward the end of this post.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Spanish competition’s salary limit rules basically set the amount of money teams are allowed to spend on player’s wages.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Rare earths are a category of minerals that are critical for a swath of products from cars to semiconductors.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Skin Care Shop your favorite category or keep scrolling for the year's very best face creams, cleansers, and serums.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Another great addition is live captions and translation.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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Redford’s Indecent Proposal co-star Demi Moore shared an Instagram reel with their dance scene from the film on her Instagram with a heartfelt caption.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
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Almost every song is a lumbering beast so thoroughly composed of bits and pieces from the very best of the entire British popular music tradition as to make each feel inevitable, and the intensity doesn’t let up much until the final track.—
Jesse Adams,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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The footage shows her mom Liz choosing individuality over tradition at the iconic Italian landmark.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Use a logical heading hierarchy (H1 → H2 → H3) to organize information, keep paragraphs concise and include lists where relevant.—
Ran Ronen,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Attached to the appeal letter were nearly 200 pages of records organized by headings and numbers.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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New rides like this one can cost $100 million, if not more, to create; incorporate LiDAR laser systems of the kind used on self-driving cars; and rely on robotic figures with thousands of moving parts.—
Bianca Bosker,
The Atlantic,
14 Sep. 2025
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That's consistency — but not the good kind.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The gun is a popular rifle used to hunt bigger game and has a markedly different design and function than the modern semiautomatic assault rifles that have made headlines in high-profile mass shootings.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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News to Know New developments in Leonard case Yesterday brought yet another new headline in the Kawhi Leonard saga as evidence continues to mount against the Clippers and owner Steve Ballmer.—
Sam Settleman,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Rubric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubric. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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