as in law
a collection or system of rules of conduct
Hammurabi was an ancient king of Babylon with a famous code of laws the tax code
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Recent Examples of code
Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Joshua used to do coding work but recently has been unemployed, Noah told NBC.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
The suit also lambasted school board members for publicly naming and calling out Orbison for her post, saying that violates the district's code of conduct.
—Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Joshua Jahn had previously done coding work, but was recently unemployed and planned to move into their parents' property in Oklahoma.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Joshua used to do coding work but recently has been unemployed, Noah told NBC.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
To take part in a session, customers will book their tee time online and receive an access code to open the front door.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
The suit also lambasted school board members for publicly naming and calling out Orbison for her post, saying that violates the district's code of conduct.
—Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for code
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To the extent permitted by applicable law, all judgments or awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket damages (excluding attorneys’ fees) associated with participation in this Promotion and shall not include any indirect, punitive, incidental and/or consequential damages.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
13 Oct. 2025
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Colorado law defines stalking, in part, as when a person knowingly and repeatedly follows, approaches, contacts or communicates with another person in a way that causes that person serious emotional distress.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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The real challenge from AI will likely emerge in the weeks and months ahead as firms cipher through Judge Mehta’s enforcement of behavioral requirements.—
Tor Constantino,
Forbes.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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These remnants, signals from an earlier phase of our human condition, have been endlessly ciphered by generations of archaeologists in the Bears Ears region (which is named for twin buttes near its center).—
STEPHEN NASH,
New York Times,
25 July 2017
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Despite never attaining the presidency, he was credited with helping dismantle Kenya's one-party rule under Daniel arap Moi in 1992 and championing the progressive 2010 constitution, which ushered in far-reaching political reforms.—
NPR,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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The deputy speaker proposed a bill that would amend the constitution to require 183 women to sit in the national and state assemblies; currently, just four of Nigeria’s 109 senators and 16 members of its 360-seat lower house are female.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Researchers expect many more to be discovered in the process of identifying, in effect, each of the billions of eukaryotic genes on Earth, many of which encode a protein of some kind.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
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These models encode representational maps.—
Eric Markowitz,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
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The team has since released their method on GitHub to push more satellite owners to encrypt their data.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
14 Oct. 2025
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Discord does not encrypt its private channels, meaning that the company has technical access to users’ conversations and can turn them over to law enforcement if presented with a court order or warrant.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Code.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/code. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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