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Recent Examples of catechism
Browsing the computer section of a local bookstore, the preteen Marlinspike found a copy of 2600 magazine, the catechism of the ’90s hacker scene.
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Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 31 July 2016
But history offers an outlook on life and a method for living it, not a catechism.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2019
His default stance is the scientist’s catechism: More research is needed.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 29 Mar. 2024
The Republicans’ modern-day political alchemist has, in just three years, made 2020-election denialism—and its corollary set of falsehoods about January 6th—a core tenet in the Republican catechism.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2024
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Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 31 July 2016
But history offers an outlook on life and a method for living it, not a catechism.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2019
His default stance is the scientist’s catechism: More research is needed.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 29 Mar. 2024
The Republicans’ modern-day political alchemist has, in just three years, made 2020-election denialism—and its corollary set of falsehoods about January 6th—a core tenet in the Republican catechism.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catechism
Noun
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And direct-to-consumer darling Warby Parker will start by opening five shop-in-shops in the second half of the year, offering prescription glasses, sunglasses, contacts, eye exams and vision tests.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Menopause Society has worked to fill this void, offering educational resources and establishing a competency exam in 2002 for health care professionals to earn a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner credential.—
Ashley May,
Axios,
3 Mar. 2025
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Jesse once again raises the bar with a bold examination of modern greed, power and male ambition.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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Changes that can be detected during an examination, such as an enlarged blind spot and thickened retina owing to swelling where the optic nerve joins the retina (known as optic-disc oedema), are unlikely to be noticed by the affected person.—
Neil Savage,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2025
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Diagnostic tests helped identify who was infected with the virus to track its spread in communities and guide treatment decisions.—
Bernadette Boden Albala,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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There'll be all kinds of new educational tests for him along the way, and that will also challenge his relationship with Luthen and everyone else.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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Providers must align their research claims with real classroom implementation.—
Raymond Pierce,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Together, the research team suggests these two factors may be contributing to the ailments and immune dysfunction many astronauts experience on the job.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
27 Feb. 2025
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The genre of true crime comes in for interrogation in both Predators, from director David Osit, and Zodiac Killer Project, directed by Charlie Shackleton.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2025
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Former President Barack Obama, for example, ended the C.I.A. interrogation program started under former President George W. Bush but did not fire the officers accused of torturing Al Qaeda prisoners.—
Seamus Hughes,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Take the quiz here … DRAWING ATTENTION – Popular travel destination breaks annual tourism record.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Plus nine other questions from our weekly news quiz.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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Netanyahu has resisted forming a commission of inquiry.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
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Despite public pressure, including from the families of the roughly 1,200 people killed in the Oct. 7 attack and the 251 taken as hostages into Gaza, Netanyahu has resisted calls for a commission of inquiry.—
MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH, WAFAA SHURAFA, NATALIE MELZER AND TIA GOLDENBERG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The probe misjudged its rate of descent and hit the moon hard, snapping a leg and tipping onto its side.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2025
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South Korea’s military said all live-fire training would be suspended from Thursday until a probe into the incident had concluded.—
Yoonjung Seo,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Catechism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catechism. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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