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Word family noun rule ruler ruling unruliness adjective ruling unruly ruled verb rule overrule
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishruledruled /ruːld/ adjective TCDHHruled paper has parallel lines printed across it SYN lined
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ruled• With decline, such distinctions broke down, and the ruling race was forced to come into closer contact with the ruled.• Both calls have been ruled inappropriate to the regulatory agency.• It is the darkness, not the thickness, of the ruled lines that makes it helpful as a guide for writing.• The band made badges using felt tip pens on ruled notepaper.• After a goalless first half, Dave Matthews netted for Heybridge only to be given ruled offside.• To achieve this, ruled paper can be run off on a photocopier on a high contrast setting.• Cricketing authorities ruled ticket money could only be reclaimed if there was no play.
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