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as in title
a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize
the rubrics at the beginning of the chapters are intended to be humorous
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as in rule
an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing
the rubric, popular among jewelers anyway, that a man should spend a month's salary on his fiancée's engagement ring
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as in category
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
all of these books with their conspiracy theories fall under the rubric of speculative fiction
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Recent Examples of rubric
In many systems influenced by Joe Feldman's Grading for Equity, schools use a four-point rubric rather than percentage scores.
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
The working group proposes creating a rubric to ensure all neighborhoods are equally attracting new development.
—Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Some boards have exhaustive rubrics for these reviews, while others give purely anecdotal feedback.
—Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Jan. 2025
Spieth and Koepka have a different rubric for making the team.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
The working group proposes creating a rubric to ensure all neighborhoods are equally attracting new development.
—Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Some boards have exhaustive rubrics for these reviews, while others give purely anecdotal feedback.
—Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Jan. 2025
Spieth and Koepka have a different rubric for making the team.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubric
Noun
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Even for a team like the Thunder, who just won a title, NBA Summer League is essential.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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Cycle 14: Krista White Originally from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Krista White auditioned for ANTM 12 times before joining the cycle 14 cast and ultimately winning the title.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
20 July 2025
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What if my neighbor doesn't follow Milwaukee's rules about weeds and grass?—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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The finding has long served as the foundation for a host of policies and rules to address climate change.—
Jeff Brady,
NPR,
24 July 2025
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Criminal Justice Danielle Clark, Riverdale High: Natural leadership ability, dedication to her classes and commitment to club organizations like Skills USA Criminal Justice and JROTC led to Clark’s nomination and being the top vote-getter in the criminal justice category.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
14 July 2025
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Recent research shows that widely read authors, including J. K. Rowling, George R. R. Martin, and Dan Brown may be in this category.—
Alex Reisner,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2025
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins University fed the robot visual data and captions describing each step of the procedure.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
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In response to both the heartfelt caption and Amelie’s achievement, Haack offered a simple gesture of support by liking the post.—
Natalia Senanayake,
People.com,
18 July 2025
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This transfer of command is a family tradition: Beatrix's mother, Juliana of the Netherlands, was Queen from 1948 until her abdication in 1980 when Beatrix took over.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Good people embody qualities like calmness, conscientiousness, universalism, agreeableness, warmth, security, tradition and conformity.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
Noun
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The pilot struggled to maintain the plane on a heading and climb, a preliminary report said.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
9 July 2025
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On the day of the fire, Henderson and others who worked at Near Southside Inc. could hear the fire trucks one after the other heading to The Cooper.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 July 2025
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The festival is the largest of its kind in the United States and is sponsored by the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin.—
Jane Tyska,
Mercury News,
13 July 2025
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Allegiant does not tolerate disruptive behavior of any kind.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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Audit your profile one more time Check your headline, CTA, and featured section with fresh eyes.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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The news is the latest headline from a tumultuous week for the world’s biggest dance music festival.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
21 July 2025
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“Rubric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubric. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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