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
This is a fight to protect access to higher education for all Texans, but also a fight to uphold one of the basic tenets of our democracy.
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Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Outdoors is a massive network of inclusive outdoor spaces that all have the same central tenets: safety, connection, and belonging.
—Emilee Coblentz, Outside Online, 28 June 2025
Now, like thousands of families across the country, this family is split by one of the oldest tenets in U.S. history, which guarantees citizenship to anyone born in the country.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
Indo-Pacific policy was remarkably bipartisan, and a solid consensus formed around central tenets of Biden’s China policy, which itself reflected some continuity with Trump’s first-term approach.
—Rebecca Lissner, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
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Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Outdoors is a massive network of inclusive outdoor spaces that all have the same central tenets: safety, connection, and belonging.
—Emilee Coblentz, Outside Online, 28 June 2025
Now, like thousands of families across the country, this family is split by one of the oldest tenets in U.S. history, which guarantees citizenship to anyone born in the country.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
Indo-Pacific policy was remarkably bipartisan, and a solid consensus formed around central tenets of Biden’s China policy, which itself reflected some continuity with Trump’s first-term approach.
—Rebecca Lissner, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenet
Noun
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Working to apply this precise principle across his firm’s estate of technologies is Raghu Malpani in his role as chief technology officer at agentic automation company UiPath.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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That country has agreed in principle to a 40% tariff on any goods that flow across its borders from China, which has happened with increasing frequency as the United States has ramped up barriers to goods coming from China directly.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Around the country, state lawmakers are twisting tax codes, raiding campus funds and rewriting financial rules to keep their flagship programs competitive.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 July 2025
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The rules on how the league decides on replacements are not public.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Santa Cruz, for example, has a standard that developers can’t use vinyl windows.—
Kate Talerico,
Mercury News,
14 July 2025
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Flickering habitability The landscape turned arid, judging by Earth’s standards, roughly 3.5 billion years ago.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 July 2025
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“Tenet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenet. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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