prescriptive

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Nor does it offer the prescriptive guidance found in the ever-swelling genre of self-help books peddled by former special operators.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Coming from another breed of mom, this would be a prelude to prescriptive punishment.

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2025

The new generation of so-called “agentic AI” would be more prescriptive and could automatically turn those insights into actions such as adjusting prices, reordering products, or tailoring marketing messages, said Chen.

From Barron's • Oct. 11, 2025

This is a contrast to the prescriptive approach of Erik ten Hag, who punished players if they were late for meetings.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025

While I am fascinated by the linguistic exuberance of the vox populi, I’d be the first to argue that having prescriptive rules is desirable, indeed indispensable, in many arenas of writing.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker