as in principle
an idea that is very important to a group
the central tenets of a religion He refused to abide by one of the basic tenets of the fashion industry.
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Recent Examples of tenet
And still others were coaxed into Christendom, forced into routine prayer, church attendance, and adherence to other Christian tenets.
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
On the Indonesian island of Bali, the central tenet of life is harmony – harmony among people, between people and the environment, and between people and the divine.
—Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2025
Trump and his allies purport that God created two genders—male and female—and any interpretations to the contrary violate the fundamental tenets of Christianity.
—Rev. Dr. Serene Jones, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
Jesus loves the children, and advocating for them to be exposed to preventable sickness and death defies every tenet of Jesus loving the little children.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
On the Indonesian island of Bali, the central tenet of life is harmony – harmony among people, between people and the environment, and between people and the divine.
—Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2025
Trump and his allies purport that God created two genders—male and female—and any interpretations to the contrary violate the fundamental tenets of Christianity.
—Rev. Dr. Serene Jones, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
Jesus loves the children, and advocating for them to be exposed to preventable sickness and death defies every tenet of Jesus loving the little children.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenet
Noun
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In the exploration phase, deep knowledge allows for meaningful manipulation and novel combinations of knowledge based on the fundamental rules and principles within a field of expertise to produce creative solutions.—
Ming-Chien Chyu,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Are the Trump executive orders endangering this principle?—
Henry Gass,
Christian Science Monitor,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Dunne’s Back-Pay Argument Dunne committed to LSU in 2017, four years before the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Interim rules went into effect.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Blanket rules tend to hurt the innocent more than the guilty.—
Brad Weisenstein,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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As the Trump administration continues to roll out policies targeting immigrants, experts and immigration attorneys caution the likelihood of more officers following suit and creating a new standard.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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Seventy-five percent of first-class mail will retain its previous delivery standard, 14 percent will be accelerated, and 11 percent may experience a slight delay.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Tenet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenet. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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