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an idea or statement put forth and accepted as true by many people
The retired judge recounted the old legal axiom which states that justice and law are not always the same.
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Recent Examples of axiom
Now that Chalamet is also dealing with the headache of his remarks last month to Matthew McConaughey about the lack of impact that ballet and opera have on modern culture, the first and most obvious lesson is that, to quote the old axiom, absence makes the heart grow fonder.
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Josh Spiegel, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
Admittedly, that axiom is being tested in a few locations this year, whether in Philadelphia (VJ Edgecombe, 76ers), Charlotte (Kon Knueppel, Hornets) or Boston (Hugo González, Celtics).
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
The axiom about first getting one’s own house in order before pointing to the fault of others is appropriate here.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
These shows were built around heady concepts like a sequence, an axiom or the work of Pablo Picasso.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 17 Nov. 2025
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Josh Spiegel, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
Admittedly, that axiom is being tested in a few locations this year, whether in Philadelphia (VJ Edgecombe, 76ers), Charlotte (Kon Knueppel, Hornets) or Boston (Hugo González, Celtics).
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
The axiom about first getting one’s own house in order before pointing to the fault of others is appropriate here.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
These shows were built around heady concepts like a sequence, an axiom or the work of Pablo Picasso.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 17 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for axiom
Noun
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Stirs some theories, too, about said coach’s real feelings about the pick.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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In a new book, Geoff Kelly traces how the artworks moved through criminal networks, where violence took the lives of key suspects and witnesses, and challenges long-circulating theories by revisiting key details.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Thus the god of the clan, the totemic principle, can be none other than the clan itself, but the clan transfigured and imagined.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Anything less would be an abandonment of the guiding principles of May Day and our movement.—
Sonia Lawrence,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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The internal documents were released only after the Union-Tribune pressed for the records, citing language in Atkins’ law.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Various states have laws that ban people under the age of 21 from purchasing firearms, and there are five pending Supreme Court petitions that challenge a variety of these laws across the country.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
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The legal doctrine behind the RPA is obsolete as the black-and-white TV.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Its recommendations about establishing codes and new communication structures were regarded as endangering the free flow of information doctrine that was heavily supported by the richer industrial countries in the West.—
Stijn Joye,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Axiom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/axiom. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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