Contemporary:

ADJECTIVE
 1Living or occurring at the same time.
‘the event was recorded by a contemporary historian’
‘But the Church wants to challenge that finding by meeting and debating with leading thinkers on faith and
contemporary living.’
 ‘The contemporary experience of living and acting across cultural borders means both the loss of
traditional meanings and the creation of new symbolic expressions.’
 ‘When contemporary historians look back on Genoa in 20 years' time, will they find a smidgen of
significance in these events?’
 ‘Few episodes elicit from contemporary historians so much outrage as the French and Russian revolutions.’

 ‘The reverse opinion, that women writers were more true to the national life, was held by contemporary
historians of the literature.’
 ‘A peerless study, which has been less than a decade in print, it has only begun to enter the employment of
contemporary theorists and historians.’
 ‘Many of the first explorers in the New World wrote home about army ants, as have more contemporary
writers, natural historians, and the like.’
 ‘Most contemporary historians tend to de-personalise war with dry statistics and lots of military detail.’
 ‘These accounts are valuable for contemporary historians of those regions in the late eighteenth and early
nineteenth centuries.’
 ‘He joins other contemporary historians in this kind of quest, obviously hoping to round out the rougher
edges of writing American history.’
 ‘They teach students to make sense of history as contemporary secular historians make sense of it.’
 ‘Instead of reading the English literary critics, I read the historians and contemporary 14th century stuff.’
 ‘In the specialised discourse of contemporary scholarship, the connection between learning and living is
often lost.’
 ‘At that time the contemporary hypothesis was that this disease was attributable to damp living
conditions.’

 ‘It is these voices that make interpretation a living force as they call out to contemporary moments.’

 ‘Next week we want to explore the truth, educate people on the facts of history and also the contemporary
nature of it - it's not distant, ancient history that's got nothing to do with us.’

1. 1.1Dating from the same time.

‘this series of paintings is contemporary with other works in an early style’
 ‘The officer's testimony is significant only if the entries can be demonstrated as being contemporary with
the dates provided by the diary.’
 ‘The stirrups we found date back to the 14th century and as far as we know, are the only known find on the
site which is contemporary with the battle.’
 ‘Yet the earliest dinosaur fossils that best fit into the dino to bird scenario are contemporary with the
earliest bird fossils.’
 ‘There is a very real difficulty in judging whether any engraving is contemporary with the glass; 18th
century engraving was of medium quality and is easily imitated.’
 ‘The cover should be contemporary with its printing.’
 ‘The bust of Thales shown above is in the Capitoline Museum in Rome, but is not contemporary with Thales
and is unlikely to bear any resemblance to him’
 ‘The words clearly imply that the beginning of the human race was contemporary with the beginning of all
things.’

 ‘This discourse of the colonised is contemporary with that of the European orientalist, but from the opposite
point of view.’
 ‘A low bank and shallow ditch divides the interior of the fort, but is probably not contemporary with the use
of the fort.’
 ‘The band of flat chased decoration is too dense and tightly packed to be contemporary with the mark.’
 ‘It is not necessarily contemporary with the gravels in which it is found.’
 ‘His sources are generally firsthand accounts contemporary with the events, even down to Punch
magazines of the 1800s.’
 ‘And nobody has turned up evidence of a meteor impact contemporary with the event.’
 ‘Most corporations contemporary with those analysed by the authors did not fail.’
 ‘Darwin's theory of natural selection needs to be placed in the context of the history of intellectual thought
preceding and contemporary with Darwin.’
contemporaneous, concurrent, coeval, synchronous, synchronic, of the time, of the day, simultaneous
Belonging to or occurring in the present.
‘the tension and complexities of our contemporary society’
 This is what happened in the 1930s and, over a longer time scale, it has happened over recent decades in
contemporary society.’
 ‘The photographs on display here together present a contemporary vision of the world; they evoke the
beliefs and the traditions of mankind, as well as the landscapes they portray.’
 ‘In a contemporary presentation that will see 14 dancers highlighting the country's contribution to world
thought and culture, much has gone into the music of the show.’
 ‘It takes into consideration a huge variety of cultural, personal and social concerns, creating a vivid mosaic
that presents a contemporary image of our Canadian identity.’
 ‘They have turned their attention to the Caribbean and will present an evening of contemporary dance,
enriched with the colours, sounds, gestures and rhythms of reggae.’
 ‘The deluxe plus package contains the couple's favourite selection of prints in a variety of sizes, presented in
an attractive contemporary album.’
 ‘For Packer, even the present isn't contemporary enough.’
 ‘The UK-based international physical theatre company is known for its masterful contemporary stage
presentations.’
 ‘So, every time the curtain lifts, there is something new - a contemporary issue presented with all the
witticism of the world.’

 ‘His own appeal, he hopes, will lie in his ability to present a young, contemporary package, while
sacrificing none of his classical roots.’
 ‘It is a travelling show which builds on exhibitions held earlier to present contemporary works from both
the East and the West.’
 ‘Rather than present well-known contemporary works, this concert will feature many new works.’
 ‘Personalities and individual behaviour dominate the presentation of contemporary politics.’
modern, present-day, present, current, present-time, immediate, extant
Following modern ideas or fashion in style or design.
‘contemporary art’
 The marriage room has been designed in a more contemporary style in a brown and cream colour scheme,
with art works and flower arrangements.’
 ‘This proposed project will combine ideas taken from contemporary climatic design and traditional Middle
Eastern art and architecture.’
 ‘A circular tower with a domed skylight exemplifies the surprising styling characteristic of contemporary
design.’
 ‘Whether your taste runs to classic, country, or contemporary style, the following pages show how to
achieve that look.’
 ‘Galleries which deal in contemporary modern art tend to follow the style of the public galleries, which
space it out and seclude you and the work within an anonymous white box.’
 ‘They claimed the residential building ‘aimed to evoke the qualities of Victorian detail and comparable scale
within a modern contemporary style’.’
 ‘This is a modern, contemporary design and would be a high quality building.’
 ‘And a lot of that sort of fearlessness and punk rock edge were carried over into her modern, contemporary
style.’
 ‘Modern and contemporary designs are picked up by working women for daily wear.’

 ‘It extends to 185 square metres and its theme is one of contemporary style in a modern age.’
 ‘Seldom have such exceptional dancers handled traditional modern and contemporary styles so
seamlessly.’
 ‘Drawings, designs, contemporary paintings, and modern photographs complement the text.’
 ‘The tea glass is a contemporary Shanghai Art Deco design in silver to match the black porcelain teapot
encased in a silver container.’
novel, fresh, original, unhackneyed, imaginative, creative, experimental, new-fashioned, contemporary, modernist,
up to date
NOUNCONTEMPORARIES
 1A person or thing living or existing at the same time as another.
‘he was a contemporary of Darwin’

peer, fellow

‘Harvey chose a female architect - Mary Colter, a contemporary of Frank Lloyd Wright - to lead the building of the
Harvey House empire in 1910.’
 ‘A contemporary of Galileo, Descartes, Rembrandt, and Milton, Comenius contributed greatly to the
Enlightenment.’
 ‘Maya was a contemporary of the Mexican surrealist painter Remedios Varo, and even looked a bit like
her.’

 ‘He was a contemporary of Charles Olson, had corresponded with W.C. Williams and had been in bar fights
with Jack Kerouac.’
 ‘Mr. Bellow was the exact contemporary of Arthur Miller: Both were born in 1915 and died this year.’
 ‘He was a near contemporary of the great Abhinava Gupta.’
 ‘She was a contemporary of St. Patrick and is said to have made her religious vows to him in Killaraght
which lies between Monasteraden and Boyle.’
 ‘In this he differs from his great contemporary, Tennessee Williams, for whom the interior world of his
characters is more real than their social environ.’
  ‘A Canadian PhD student studying a contemporary of Wordsworth, who has worked as a journalist and
political staffer.’
 ‘This year I discovered the books of Charles Williams, a contemporary of JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis but
kind of forgotten now.’
 ‘A contemporary of Skinner, at the other end of Somerset, was the Reverend Mr Holland, an altogether
better balanced character.’
 ‘Davy Graham is a contemporary of McTell's who was the original guitar hero of the emerging early 60s
British folk underground.’
 ‘For a time, a contemporary of the poet with his own cancer came to visit him and they were able to
converse quite satisfactorily.’
 ‘John, a contemporary of Jesus who also preached a message of redemption, is one of the most important
figures in Christianity.’
 ‘One contemporary of George Adams was the brilliant oddsmaker Solomon Green, born in England in
1868.’

 ‘Archytas was, roughly speaking, a contemporary of Plato, but it is difficult to be more precise about his
dates.’
1.1A person of roughly the same age as another.
‘my contemporaries at school’
More example sentences
 ‘Her contemporaries and colleagues say that she is once again back to where she really belongs.’
 ‘He was a renowned dancer and his friends and contemporaries say his skill at Jiving was without equal.’
 ‘I've waited a while for peers and contemporaries to arrive around me.’
 ‘Valerie had been a pupil and a contemporary of Maureen at school, when Maureen's maiden name had
been O'Neill.’

 ‘A similar theme informed the research of a postgraduate student who was a contemporary of mine at the
University of Stirling in the 1970s.’
Synonyms

contemporary
 Definition of contemporary
 (Entry 1 of 2)
1a: marked by characteristics of the present
period : MODERN, CURRENTcontemporary  American
literaturecontemporary  standards
b: SIMULTANEOUS
2: happening, existing, living, or coming into being during the same period
of timeThe book is based on contemporary  accounts of the war.

contemporary
   noun
plural  contemporaries

Definition of contemporary (Entry 2 of 2)
1: one that is contemporary with anotherPetrarch and Chaucer
were contemporaries.
2: one of the same or nearly the same age as another

Synonyms & Antonyms for contemporary

Synonyms: Adjective

 coetaneous, 
 coeval, 
 coexistent, 
 coexisting, 
 coextensive, 
 coincident, 
 coincidental, 
 concurrent, 
 contemporaneous, 
 coterminous, 
 simultaneous, 
 synchronic, 
 synchronous
Examples of contemporary in a Sentence
Adjective the absurd notion that early cave dwellers
were contemporary with the dinosaurs a magazine devoted
to contemporary fashions
existing or happening now:
contemporary music/literature/art/fashion
Although the play was written hundreds of years ago, it still has a
contemporary (= modern) feel to it.
 More examples
 These are radical changes which will alter the complexion of the British
contemporary dance scene.
 The contemporary dialogue for me struck a slightly discordant note.
 She is widely regarded as the high priestess of contemporary dance.
 She gave a series of lectures at Warwick University last year on contemporary
British writers.
 It is a tenet of contemporary psychology that an
individual's mental health is supported by having good social networks.

 belonging to the same or a stated period in the past:

 Almost all of the contemporary accounts of the event have been lost.
 Most of the writers he was contemporary with were interested in the same subjects.
 someone living during the same period as someone else:
 Was he a contemporary of Shakespeare's?
  
 a person who is of the same age as you:
 She didn't mix with her contemporaries, preferring the company of older people.

contemporary adjective (EXISTING NOW)

existing or happening now:
contemporary  literature/music
contemporary adjective (OF THE SAME PERIOD)

belonging to the same or a stated period in the past:

She’s been  reading contemporary  accounts  of New York from the early 1900s.
contemporary noun [C] (PERSON OF THE SAME PERIOD)
 

someone living during the same period as another:

Franklin and Jefferson were contemporaries.
contemporary noun [C] (PERSON EXISTING NOW)
 

a person who is the same age as you:

The language you use with your contemporaries may not be appropriate in the classroom.
existing or happening now:
There is a need to remain responsive to the ever-changing challenges and opportunities of the
contemporary business environment.
While there is a small but steady market in traditional bespoke shoes, there are those
who want something with more of a contemporary design.
And often they are interested in history due to contemporary philosophical issues.
From  Cambridge English Corpus

One way to look at these issues is to explore how redevelopment plans were received locally, by residents
and by contemporary reviewers.
 adjective
existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time:Newton's discovery of the calculus
was contemporary with that of Leibniz.

of about the same age or date:a Georgian table with a contemporary wig stand.
of the present time; modern:a lecture on the contemporary novel.

noun, plural con·tem·po·rar·ies.
a person belonging to the same time or period with another or others.
a person of the same age as another.

 Paris as depicted by contemporary photography appears… lackluster.

A HISTORY OF PARIS IN 150 PHOTOGRAPHS|SARAH MOROZ|DECEMBER 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

 But contemporary classical music has changed, and the field is now spawning many appealing and
genre-bending works.

THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2014|TED GIOIA|DECEMBER 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

 According to contemporary reports, at several of the truces, there were rough soccer matches between
the German and British sides.

ROYALS REMEMBER THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914|TOM SYKES|DECEMBER 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

 The English minsters are long, narrow and low in contrast with the greater squareness and height of
French contemporary churches.

THE BROCHURE SERIES OF ARCHITECTURAL ILLUSTRATION, VOL. 06, NO. 12, DECEMBER 1900|VARIOUS

 For contemporary readers the importance of the Laus Stultitiae was, to a great extent, in the direct
satire.

ERASMUS AND THE AGE OF REFORMATION|JOHAN HUIZINGA

 All over the world past and contemporary history proves that, once started, health spreads at a rate that
disease cannot follow.

HEALTH, HAPPINESS, AND LONGEVITY|LOUIS PHILIPPE MCCARTY

 Contemporary critics have also betrayed a certain concern for some aspects of Lowell's criticism.

MODERN AMERICAN PROSE SELECTIONS|VARIOUS

 This document, printed by Gachard, is a version from the German original by the hand of
a contemporary.

HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF PHILIP THE SECOND, KING OF SPAIN.|WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT

1. ADJECTIVE [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Contemporary things are modern and relate to the present time.
They wanted traditional music; he felt more contemporary music would aid outreach. 
Perhaps he should have a more updated look, a more contemporary style. 
Only the names are ancient; the characters are modern and contemporary. 
2. ADJECTIVE [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Contemporary people or things were alive or happened at the same time as something else
you are talking about.
...drawing upon official records and the reports of contemporary witnesses. 
Synonyms: coexisting, concurrent, contemporaneous, synchronous   More Synonyms
of contemporary
3. COUNTABLE NOUN [usually plural]
Someone's contemporary is a person who is or was alive at the same time as them.
Like most of my contemporaries, I grew up in a vastly different world. 
...a glossary of musical terms found in Shakespeare and his contemporaries
It is quite an architectural tree and we are going for a contemporary look.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2016)
But he is one of the best detectives in contemporary fiction.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2016)
And that was essentially the leitmotif for contemporary design.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2016)
His contemporaries have all taken on the role with a reasonable degree of success.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2017)
This hotel offers a contemporary design with modern comforts and is
the perfect base for exploring this beautiful city.
THE SUN (2017)
Her experience of contemporary classical music was limited until she met Haas.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2016)
Design now includes systems and software, the most important products in the
contemporary world.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2016)
It all added up to something contemporary, challenging and very exciting.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2016)
Selling point A classic solution with contemporary style.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2016)
The 33 rooms are furnished in sleek contemporary style, with strikingly modern
decor in the public areas.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2016)
His ambiguity on this point reflects a gap in his account of contemporary liberalism.
THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT (2013)
Historic sportswear and contemporary fashions are shown side by side to explore
how sport influences designers.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2012)
Top tip when choosing luxury bathroom decor is to keep the look broadly
contemporary.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2014)
The orchestra also stirred disquiet by playing contemporary music.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2010)
The safest bets are classical modern and contemporary paintings.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2008)
But obviously it would be nicer if it were entertaining enough to draw people to
contemporary art.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2009)
Digital technology is already ubiquitous on the contemporary art scene.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2011)
Suicide is not often used in contemporary fiction and is very much taboo.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2006)
Sometimes a single picture sheds light on ancient history or contemporary politics.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2006)
It is a museum of contemporary and historic design.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2007)
Why are so few contemporary pop hits taken up as football chants?
THE SUN (2006)
Another contemporary has dropped off the map.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2012)
Culture often takes the role of religion in our contemporary world.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2010)
The simple graphic pattern plays well with the architectural style of
contemporary garden rooms.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2014)
The gallery specialises in contemporary figurative and landscape paintings.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2013)
The challenge was to bring a contemporary attitude to something historical.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2014)
But in so doing they defy contemporary fashions.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2011)
They looked like a contemporary chain gang.
KENNEDY, DOUGLAS IN GOD'S COUNTRY: TRAVELS IN THE BIBLE BELT, USA. (1989)
Contemporary worship music is melody driven and relatively easy to sing.
CHRISTIANITY TODAY (2000)
Historians contemporary and modern generally accept the authenticity of the
four letters.
JOHN FREELY JEM SULTAN: THE ADVENTURES OF A CAPTIVE TURKISH PRINCE IN RENAISSANCE
EUROPE (2004)
People who dislike contemporary art often complain that it will not endure like the
masterpieces of bygone eras.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2009)
We wanted to write about the contemporary scene in a way we didn't feel was
happening.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2012)
Its research centres focus on subjects such as contemporary fiction and
transitional economics in China.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2013)

wean sb off sth:
to make someone gradually stop using something that is bad for them:
It's difficult to wean addicts off cocaine once they're hooked.
 The whole scheme is intended to wean people off welfare dependency.

de rigueur:
Required by etiquette or current fashion.
‘it was de rigueur for bands to grow their hair long’
More example sentences

 ‘Corporate data governance is in the process of moving from de rigueur to de facto to de jure.’
 ‘Free entry-level products are rapidly become de rigueur in many areas of software, notably in
programming tools where there are hundreds of thousands of freely available goods.’
 ‘Plenty of musicians have their own blogs and online tour diaries have become de rigueur.’
 ‘A list of favorite books is de rigueur for any forgettable personal webpage.’

 ‘As for kissing other women, it is de rigueur to 'kiss air' somewhere near the other woman's cheek, though
the cheeks usually make contact.’
Synonyms
fashionable, in fashion, voguish, in vogue, modish, up to date, up to the minute, all the rage,
trendsetting, latest
customary, standard, conventional, normal, orthodox, usual, ubiquitous

Definition of de rigueur

: prescribed or required by fashion, etiquette, or custom : PROPER…
tattoos, of course, being de rigueur among the poetry set. …

Synonyms & Antonyms for de rigueur

Synonyms

befitting, correct, decent, decorous, genteel, nice, polite, proper, respectable,

seemly
Examples of de rigueur in a Sentence
 Dark sunglasses are de rigueur these days. though he was wearing a
dinner jacket and a black bow tie, his jeans and tennis shoes were
hardly de rigueur
Recent Examples on the WebIn its place, bottles of craft pale ales, IPAs
and the like, with their fancy labels, became de rigueur.
Such menus have become de rigueur  for Hollywood awards shows this
season, starting with the Golden Globes.
demanded by fashion, custom, etc.:
Where I work, suits are de rigueur for all employees.

prickle
 Pronunciation /ˈprik(ə)l/ /ˈprɪk(ə)l/ 
NOUN
 1A short, slender, sharp-pointed outgrowth on the bark or epidermis of a plant; a
small thorn.
‘the prickles of the blackberry bushes’

 ‘Structurally, therefore, leaf prickles of A. spinosa resemble the stem prickles of this species as described by
Davies and White.’
 ‘Well, it is a type of plant that has small leaves and long prickles, and it blooms some small red flowers.’
 ‘They made their way through the hedges, Valerie being careful to avoid the painful prickles of the thorns.’
 ‘Due to the proposed similarity in function among thorns, spines, and prickles, we will hereafter generically
refer to all plants bearing them as armed.’
 ‘The first stage is rapid, vigorous growth characterized by unusually dense formation of prickles on stems
and canes.’
 ‘Its name reflects the fact that its back bears numerous prickles and thorns sticking up from button-like
bases known as bucklers.’
 ‘When mixed in among boundary plants it may even enhance security as the branches bear hooked prickles
which reduce its tactility.’
 ‘I placed the post in an ackee tree with prickles.’

 A prickle caught my T-shirt and I pulled the shirt off the prickle and crawled.’

 ‘I reached out a hand (why worry about falling now?) and grabbed a berry, scratching my hand slightly on
the prickles.’
thorn, needle, barb, spike, point, spine, quill, spur, bristle, prong, tine
1.1A small spine or pointed outgrowth on the skin of certain animals.
needle, quill, bristle, barb, spike, prickle


‘The epidermis of prickles was found to be highly lignified and covered with a thick cuticle.’
 1.2A tingling sensation on someone's skin, typically caused by strong emotion.
 ‘Kathleen felt a prickle of excitement’
 tingle, tingling sensation, tingling, prickling sensation, chill, thrill, itching, creeping sensation, goosebumps,
goose pimples, pins and needles
‘It's difficult to hear that line without feeling a prickle of excitement.’
 ‘I remember the prickle of excitement on my skin when listening to ‘Dookie’ in science class ten years ago;
this very nearly brings it all back.’
 ‘She ignored the small prickle of pain, thinking that Apika would surely have an antidote.’
 ‘I had just buckled up when I felt the tiny prickles of anxiety that are the first signs of approaching panic.’
 ‘She looked up at me, and I felt a little prickle of… something.’
 ‘There was a look - a distinct one - that made me feel a prickle of suspicion.’
 ‘The passage's haughty assurance raised a prickle of annoyance in Jeremiah.’
 ‘He growled, and I felt a prickle of fear, he had never talked to me like this before.’

 ‘Nicole's skin prickled with the emotion that she felt radiating from Jadelyn.’
 ‘I'd regained total control of my body, and now tingled all over as my skin prickled into awareness, but I
wasn't nearly as cold.’
 ‘A wave of calmness ran through his body and prickled as it reached the ends of his limbs.’
  ‘Maddock felt his eyes prickle with emotion as looked at the fallen man in front of him, but he reminded
himself that now wasn't the time.’
 ‘Jack slowed as he approached her, his skin prickling with unease.’
 ‘I left the door and went back to the window, trying to ignore my skin prickling in expectation that someone
would burst in at any minute.’
 ‘The air was cool; her skin prickled from the air and from fear.’
1.1with object Cause a tingling or mildly painful sensation in.
 ‘I hate the way the fibers prickle your skin’
make something tingle, make something smart, make something itch
 Even so, she was aware of icy sweat prickling her neck.’
 ‘There was a sweltering heat that prickled his back and the back of his neck.’
 ‘She lifted a single hand from his grasp and traced the bottom of his chin, his stubble prickling her fingers.’
 ‘My heartbeat accelerated while a thin layer of sweat prickled my neck.’

 My teeth chattered a bit and goose bumps prickled my skin, but I ignored it.’
 ‘I leant my head against the window, the chilled glass prickling my skin.’

Bristle:
NOUN
usually bristles

 1A short stiff hair, typically one of those on an animal's skin, a man's face, or a
plant.
hair, whisker

 I haven't shaved for the day, so short bristles of my beard pepper my chin.’
 ‘His lip, covered with short bristles, quavered slightly.’
 ‘Golden bristles stubbled his cheeks and jaw and his hair needed a quick comb.’
 ‘He followed the contours of my ears and felt the bristles of my beard.’
 ‘He felt the rough bristles of its hide scouring his own furless skin.’

 ‘He strokes his servant's beard, enjoying the feel of soft bristles against the palm of his hand.’
 1.1A stiff animal hair, or a man-made substitute, used to make a brush.
 ‘a toothbrush with nylon bristles’
 ‘the heads are made with natural bristle’
prickle, spine, quill, thorn, barb

 ‘Try a brush with synthetic bristles, not natural ones.’

 ‘Flip your head back up then smooth the top layer of your hair with a natural bristle brush.’
 ‘Start by using a soft boar's head brush or similar natural bristle brush on your hair.’
 ‘Use a natural bristle brush and avoid stretching the hair when wet.’
 ‘Oil-base paints, enamels, varnishes, most stains and lacquers should be applied with a natural bristle
brush.’
 ‘For better results, use a natural bristle brush for more delicate items.’

 ‘It is recommended that natural bristle brushes never be used with latex coatings.’
 ‘The use of a high quality natural bristle brush is recommended to lay on a furniture finish.’
 ‘She sighed, playing with the bristles of the brush.’
  ‘A brush with millions of bristles was tickling my face.’

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Tenet:
NOUN
 A principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or
philosophy.
‘the tenets of classical liberalism’
 principle, belief, doctrine, precept, creed, credo, article of faith, dogma, canon, rule


‘No culture or religion can boast that its tenets are unique.’
 ‘People raised in a religion tend to accept its tenets, often without independent examination.’
 ‘One can try to apply the tenets of one's belief system to one's life.’
 ‘The main tenets of his argument were radically opposed to current thinking at the time.’
 ‘A central tenet of organic growing is the principle of feeding the soil, not the plant.’
 ‘They do not have books on Islam and its various teachings and tenets, which they could read and learn
from.’
 ‘He reminded them of the basic tenets of biblical teaching.’
 ‘He was no stranger to the tenets of humanist educational theory.’
 ‘One of the central tenets of this ideology is the inherent inferiority and weakness of women.’
 ‘Curiously, he never engages with the central tenet of the thesis.’
 ‘Such discrimination violates central tenets of our liberal legal system, including the rule of law.’
 ‘The rule of law is one of the fundamental tenets of our democracy.’
 ‘We looked at the basic tenets that underlie the field of design.’
 ‘She was deeply devoted to the tenets of her Christian faith.’
 ‘He outlines brilliantly the basic tenets of Conservatism.’
 ‘The best way to combat inflation is to stick to the basic tenets of sound investing.’
 ‘One of the tenets of Christianity is forgiveness.’
 ‘One of the most basic tenets of military strategy is never give up the high ground.’
 ‘Under the tenets of International Law they must surely qualify as war criminals.’

 ‘Either you respect the basic tenets of civilised society, or you face the consequences.’

Doctrine:
NOUN
 1A belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a Church, political party, or other
group.
‘the doctrine of predestination’

creed, credo, dogma, belief, set of beliefs, code of belief, conviction, teaching


‘Some other missionaries may have just been concerned to teach the doctrines of the church.’
 ‘It attained some popularity due to a mistaken belief that it taught orthodox Mahyna doctrines, such as
emptiness.’
 ‘Both groups continue to perpetuate the old and outworn doctrines of party politics.’
 ‘Ironically, in escaping political doctrines, he found himself snared by a musical ideology.’

 ‘I'm not a god-fearing man but I do at times incline towards the highest doctrines of the church.’
 ‘The ideals of the party become sacred doctrines that can in no event be violated or contradicted.’
 ‘Life is never as simple as most political doctrines would have us believe.’
 ‘I now accepted the orthodox Christian doctrine of Creation.’
  ‘The outstanding distinction lies in the fact that Buddhist doctrine is propounded by an apparently
historical founder.’
 ‘In 325, church leaders were willing to die to see that orthodox doctrine was upheld.’
 ‘At the moment opinions differ too much to formulate a doctrine of predestination that is acceptable for all
parties.’
 ‘Catholic social doctrine was seen as an alternative to, and bulwark against, socialism.’
 ‘However, the East never developed a doctrine of original sin as the west did.’
 ‘In this book, he rejects the doctrine of original sin and replaces it with original goodness.’
 ‘There were significant restrictions on the freedom of individuals to question or reject church doctrine.’

 US A stated principle of government policy, mainly in foreign or military affairs.

 ‘the Monroe Doctrine’
principle, rule, tenet, canon, code, doctrine, guideline, working principle, law, ordinance, statute, command, order,
decree, mandate, dictate, dictum, directive, direction, instruction, injunction, prescription, commandment

 ‘He demonstrates that the Bush doctrine is connected with the spread of neoliberalism and global capital.’
 ‘Are we discussing the Powell doctrine, or is this a critique of what's going on in the world right now?’
 ‘The conquest of Iraq was the first test of the Bush doctrine of preventive war.’
 ‘The Bush doctrine is being evoked as a template for conflict resolution worldwide.’
 ‘If he adopts a doctrine of pre-emption, he is unacceptably remaking American national-security policy.’

 ‘We proclaim a new doctrine of preemption which is understood by few and feared by many.’
 ‘The conquest of Iraq was the first test of the Bush doctrine of preventive war.’
 ‘The Bush doctrine is being evoked as a template for conflict resolution worldwide.’
 ‘If he adopts a doctrine of pre-emption, he is unacceptably remaking American national-security policy.’

 ‘We proclaim a new doctrine of preemption which is understood by few and feared by many.’

Percept:
NOUN
 1Philosophy
An object of perception; something that is perceived.
 These standardized percepts may also be described as visual continuants.’
 ‘Smells and tastes are percepts that do not exist outside of the human observer, however, so an analysis of
wine judgment that emphasises only chemosensory properties is incomplete.’
 ‘From the openness of our task-directed lives, we see things as percepts without structure; when we engage
in the aesthetic act of perception, on the other hand, the world is creatively engaged and embodied.’

 ‘This is because hearing is not a property of the ear (which is a mere sound wave analyzer) but a property
of the brain as a machinery that converts noise into meaningful percepts.’
A mental concept that is developed as a consequence of the process of perception.
More example sentences
 ‘This is so because although information concerning the external world is received and processed through
our senses, the resulting percepts and mental activities remain entirely private within one's own consciousness.’
 ‘As a psychological function, sensation is the means by which we process in consciousness the evidence of
our senses and build up percepts of our world.’
 ‘I may be perceptually blind, but not all scientists will be, and out of this fact arises the possibility of new
percepts and paradigms.’
 ‘Philosophers have long held that a person's percepts are necessarily private and inaccessible to
anyone else.’
Examples of percept in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebIts capacity is small, so only a single percept,
thought or memory occupies the workspace at any one time.
Definition of percept
: an impression of an object obtained by use of the senses : SENSE-
DATUM
a belief or opinion, often held by many people and based on how things seem:
We have to change the public's perception that money is being wasted.
These photographs will affect people's perceptions of war.
 More examples
 There is a general perception that exams are becoming easier to pass.
 It is my perception that his argument was fundamentally flawed.
 We need to change people's perception of the military.
 These perceptions reflect those of the general public.
 Popular perception of him is gradually changing.

 the quality of being aware of things through the physical senses, especially sight:

 Drugs can alter your perception of reality.
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 someone's ability to notice and understand things that are not obvious to
other people:
 She has extraordinary powers of perception for one so young.
 He's not known for his perception.
 a thought, belief, or opinion, often held by
many people and based on appearances:
 Even though he had done nothing illegal, the public’s perception was that he
had acted dishonestly, and he was forced to resign.

an awareness of things through the physical senses, esp. sight

the way that someone thinks and feels about a company, product, service, etc.:
Although our handling of complaints has improved greatly, it continues to be
a significant problem in terms of public perception.
A strong brand has a big impact on product perception.
Sometimes the experience of going through the course changes people's perceptions
about entrepreneurship.