adjured

verb

Definition of adjurednext
past tense of adjure
1
as in advised
to give advice to adjured them not to break the drug laws of any of the countries they would be visiting

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2
as in instructed
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority by all that is holy, I adjure you to tell us the whereabouts of the missing child

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjured
  1. advised
  2. instructed
  3. warned
  4. told
  5. admonished
  6. taught
  7. commanded
  8. asked
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  • In spring 2024, a WTA doctor advised her to undergo a mammogram, before a biopsy confirmed the cancer diagnosis.
    James Hansen, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The products are all past their sell by date, but the FDA advised that consumers check their freezers for the product.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of advised
Verb
  • Following the death of Carter, aged 100, on December 29, 2024, President Joe Biden instructed all flags on public buildings to be lowered to half-staff for 30 days, a proclamation repeated by New York State's Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Chiles won team gold at the Paris Olympics but became embroiled in one of the biggest controversies of the Games when she was instructed to give up her individual floor exercise bronze medal to Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu after a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of instructed
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  • The union had previously warned that the strike, which began with walkouts in Chicago, Los Angeles and the coffee giant’s hometown of Seattle last week, could spread to hundreds of stores if the company did not meet the baristas’ demands at the bargaining table.
    Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But as McAfee has just warned, that AI revolution works both ways.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of warned
Verb
  • Sources told Fox 8 that bomb-making materials were found at the rental property.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • In August 1979, a Florida sheriff’s deputy told authorities that his wife fatally shot herself at their home south of Tampa.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of told
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  • The judge admonished Carter's lawyer for some of his legal maneuvering.
    Jack Moore, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2024
  • One by one, Republican and Democratic senators admonished Moore for the agency’s shortcomings in everything from wildfire prevention to timber sales.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of admonished
Verb
  • First, rational analysis, traditionally taught in business schools, uses logical reasoning and empirical data to assess situations and outcomes.
    Hulan Hagen, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Dinesh and his little cafe taught me a valuable lesson on slow marketing—that a relaxed approach can sometimes be the most effective way to stand out.
    Nitin Gupta, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of taught
Verb
  • Near Moc Hoa, in South Vietnam on June 5, 1966, Captain Hugh Nelson, a graduate of The Citadel in South Carolina, commanded a helicopter on a search-and-destroy mission when enemy fire rendered his aircraft uncontrollable.
    Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Collectively, the creators in attendance commanded over 290 million subscribers, showcasing the immense reach and influence of the AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) creator community.
    Cherie Brooke Luo, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of commanded
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  • This year, the Pinta Pride Project has assembled more than 800 letter writers from across the country to send out cards, letters and drawings to members of the community who have asked to be included.
    Hilary Shenfeld, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Effectively, more is asked of players in these full-back positions in each game.
    Geoff Scott, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of asked
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