as in edict
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
I only made the change at the author's behest
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Recent Examples of behest
Born without a right forearm, Canal learned how to play piano at the behest of her grandmother, before advancing to acoustic guitar.
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Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
More than 400 Hollywood creative leaders signed an open letter to the Trump White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, urging the administration to not roll back copyright protections at the behest of AI companies.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
Zoom in: The cuts were made at the behest of the Office of Personnel Management, where billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has set up shop.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Patients above the age of 21, at the behest of a certified practitioner, can avail of a medical cannabis card that would be valid for one year.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
More than 400 Hollywood creative leaders signed an open letter to the Trump White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, urging the administration to not roll back copyright protections at the behest of AI companies.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
Zoom in: The cuts were made at the behest of the Office of Personnel Management, where billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has set up shop.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Patients above the age of 21, at the behest of a certified practitioner, can avail of a medical cannabis card that would be valid for one year.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for behest
Noun
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The column does not call out Bezos personally but raises concerns about his new edict.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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Businesses and investors face significant challenges managing climate risk in light of the federal government’s dramatic new climate edicts.—
John Kostyack,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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In this new event, six of Florida’s top high school orchestras present concerts and receive adjudication and instruction from industry professionals.—
Matthew J. Palm,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
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Check the seed packet instructions for correct spacing.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Mar. 2025
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The vastness of framed white space and the comparatively minuscule labels arrest the viewer, requiring them to crane their neck, to move back and forth or close to the frame in order to read from part to part to whole while also weighing the blanks.—
Mara Mills,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
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The lawsuit seeks a ruling blocking Trump's order and barring federal agencies from complying with it.—
Daniel Wiessner,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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The pendulum, which swung far toward inclusion in the wake of George Floyd’s murder in 2020, is now swinging back in full force in the opposite direction.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Gonzalez joined the weightlifting team beginning in her junior season and excelled under the direction of coach Heidi Bowser.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2025
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In the past, by not receiving federal funding, private schools have not had to follow federal civil rights laws and anti-discrimination directives.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The false links contain appropriate meta directives to prevent search engine indexing while remaining attractive to data-scraping bots.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
21 Mar. 2025
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The judge's preliminary injunction prevents DOGE from taking further action related to the shutdown of USAID.—
Julia Ingram,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2025
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The court will then have to decide whether to impose a preliminary injunction on the White House officials, compelling them to allow AP to have better access to Trump.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Behest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behest. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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