boss (around)

verb

Definition of boss (around)next
as in to order
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority that regional manager certainly likes to boss people around

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boss (around)
  1. order
  2. instruct
  3. tell
  4. command
  5. ask
Verb
  • Over a two-year period facing charges, he was twice ordered to stay in a mental health hospital; once fired his lawyer; and twice deemed incapable of proceeding to trial due to his mental health.
    Kallie Cox, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
  • This was not out of choice: After his capture and before his execution, Höss was ordered to write his memoir, giving an insight into the workings of a mind that was both ordinary and chillingly evil.
    Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of order
Verb
  • Not quite six years ago, wildfire expert Jack Cohen, who lives in Missoula, Mont., visited Pacific Palisades to instruct firefighters and property owners on how to protect homes against wildfires.
    Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • At the end of the meeting, Netanyahu instructed the director of Mossad David Barnea, the Director of Shin Bet Ronen Bar and IDF general Nitzan Alon to travel to Doha immediately in order to push forward the hostage and ceasefire deal, the prime minister's office said.
    Barak Ravid, Axios, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of instruct
Verb
  • Trump attempted one last time to get a judge to block the report but was unsuccessful, NPR's Carrie Johnson tells Up First.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Plus, Blue Origin is selling launches at a price per satellite that’s significantly better than SpaceX, a former employee told Forbes.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of tell
Verb
  • Image Image Aleksandr said that after being sent to the outskirts of Kupiansk, in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, he had been commanded to dig trenches in an area where recruits had laid mines the day before.
    Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Where To Source Vintage Colored Crystal This vibrant cut crystal stemware is increasingly on the radar of collectors, and standard sets of six glasses can command prices of $100 and up, while others can run $100 or more per glass.
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of command
Verb
  • During the news conference, several people described how the fires had affected their families and asked public officials to hold oil companies to account.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
  • However, the next morning, January 8, Kelley heard from Curry's landlord to ask about the actress' evacuation status, as an evacuation notice was sent out in the middle of the night — at 3:30 a.m.
    Michelle McGahan, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of ask
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