Network and Rule

Network

Network noun - A fabric made of strands loosely twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals.

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Rule and network are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rule" instead a noun "Network".

Nearby Words: networked, networking

Rule noun - A statement spelling out the proper procedure or conduct for an activity.

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Network and rule are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Network" instead a noun "Rule".

Nearby Words: ruling, ruler, ruled

old	old network	old rule
similar	similar network	similar rule
fast	fast network	fast rule
original	original network	original rule
Other adjectives: single, popular, real, main, personal, new, general, military, soviet.

The sort-of realistic online flying network VATSIM was forced to introduce a rule, whereby any user who mimicked any of the hijacked airplanes actions, would be permanently banned from the network.

Source: Too Soon / September Eleventh
Because it violated a Nickelodeon rule against meta-references in cartoons (and had a lot of burns against the network), the show was canned and the episode in question never aired.

Source: Screwed By The Network / Nickelodeon
As a general rule, network audiences tend to hate shows with morally-gray protagonists.

Source: Audience-Alienating Premise

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Rule and Network. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/network/rule

Network & Rule. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/network/rule>.

Rule or Network. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/network/rule.

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