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as in doctrine
a statement or body of statements concerning faith or morals proclaimed by a church
the Catholic dogma of the bodily assumption of the Virgin Mary
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Recent Examples of dogma
Rhyme schemes become secondary to dog-eat-dog dogma.
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Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2025
That discovery in 2006 now appears to have overturned decades of dinosaur dogma about Tyrannosaurus rex, the fearsome giant long thought to be the sole top predator stalking the late Cretaceous.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
There’s a common, but untrue, narrative that certain sets of scientific dogmas, like the Earth being stationary and the center of the Universe, could not be challenged.
—Big Think, 30 Oct. 2025
His experiences amid the Soviet Union’s death throes burnished the impression that every nation must forge its own path distinct from cookie-cutter dogma.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
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Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2025
That discovery in 2006 now appears to have overturned decades of dinosaur dogma about Tyrannosaurus rex, the fearsome giant long thought to be the sole top predator stalking the late Cretaceous.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
There’s a common, but untrue, narrative that certain sets of scientific dogmas, like the Earth being stationary and the center of the Universe, could not be challenged.
—Big Think, 30 Oct. 2025
His experiences amid the Soviet Union’s death throes burnished the impression that every nation must forge its own path distinct from cookie-cutter dogma.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogma
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Legal challenges to constitutional doctrines underpinning the modern American administrative state wend their way through increasingly sympathetic courts, promising sweeping changes to the ways our most important institutions act.—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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Raenah Birdlong, 33, who did not fire any shots, was charged under the provocative act doctrine, meaning her actions led to the death and wounding of the two men, authorities said.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The forthcoming podcast will explore the moral, social, and philosophical underpinnings of human decency—with a particular focus on the role that institutions play in shaping communities and ideologies.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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Maybe Minnesota will prove to be the state where our politicians worked the hardest, lost the most face, while trying to hold the now ubiquitous ideology of violent American capitalism at bay.—
Ed Bok Lee,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Kaizen Approach is a Japanese philosophy that promotes incremental change in organizations at every level.—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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For those who live it, the wine country aesthetic is a philosophy, one that prioritizes natural beauty, comfort, and a life lived in step with the rhythms of the vineyards.—
Amplified Content Studio,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Dogma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogma. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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