as in rule
a statement spelling out the proper procedure or conduct for an activity
before the debate begins, let's lay out some ground rules
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Recent Examples of ground rule
Even before arriving on the frontier, Joaquin and Stacey always set ground rules for screen time.
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Megan Margulies, Outside Online, 16 July 2025
Set ground rules More than half of the Mott survey respondents who let their teens have independence on vacation reported:1
Requiring teens to check in via phone (64%).
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 20 June 2025
Stakeholders must collaborate to set reasonable ground rules for the novel technology—but that transparency can carry risks, health tech leaders mused at a recent Newsweek event.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Boston only had two baserunners advance past first base against the Blue Jays starter, once on Roman Anthony’s ground rule double in the first and later in the fifth when Ceddanne Rafaela singled and reached second on David Hamilton’s ensuing walk.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 28 June 2025
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Megan Margulies, Outside Online, 16 July 2025
Set ground rules More than half of the Mott survey respondents who let their teens have independence on vacation reported:1
Requiring teens to check in via phone (64%).
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 20 June 2025
Stakeholders must collaborate to set reasonable ground rules for the novel technology—but that transparency can carry risks, health tech leaders mused at a recent Newsweek event.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Boston only had two baserunners advance past first base against the Blue Jays starter, once on Roman Anthony’s ground rule double in the first and later in the fifth when Ceddanne Rafaela singled and reached second on David Hamilton’s ensuing walk.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ground rule
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Shred cheese: As always, follow one of the cardinal rules of casserole making in the South: Shred your own cheese.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
17 Aug. 2025
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Timing players is part of the rules, but it is not applied homogeneously in different tournaments and circumstances.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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The mayor and his administration should be looking at ways to lower taxes and regulations on businesses and residents.—
Willie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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The transfer of the unused amount is known as portability, though that term isn’t used in the tax code or regulations.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Along with writing code, these tools automate testing, documentation, bug fixes and refactoring.—
Jyothish R,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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These residents are also granted $30,000 in compliance coverage, which enables residents to rebuild in ways that comply with flood codes.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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But a sprawling expanse of abusive online behavior doesn’t technically violate federal laws or individual company policies.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Aug. 2025
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The bill would have reclassified these drivers as independent contractors and exempted them from state minimum wage, unemployment insurance and worker's compensation laws.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Ground rule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ground%20rule. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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