as in ordered
to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority
the new supervisor decreed that thenceforth coffee breaks would have a 15-minute limit
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Recent Examples of decreed
But the update also decreed that new rooftop solar customers would no longer be credited at the retail rate of electricity when their systems generated surplus energy.
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Regulators decreed setbacks from wells be at least 2,000 feet.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
The court also decreed that Vatican prosecutors’ failure to turn over to the defense all their evidence nullified their original indictment.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
Deihm had decreed that the Centennial Safe be opened by the President of the United States on the nation’s two-hundredth birthday, in 1976.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Ginsburg decreed that a hot dog was, in fact, a sandwich.
—Emily Heil The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
Christian theology decreed that God must be greater than any of his creations — the only true infinity, bigger than any number.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 25 Feb. 2026
For over half-a-century, Moore’s Law has decreed that compute doubles every 18 months or so.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
Unfortunately, this does mean that doing laundry may take a little longer now that the experts have decreed that not only should bath and hand towels be washed separately from kitchen towels, but also separately from bed sheets.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Regulators decreed setbacks from wells be at least 2,000 feet.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
The court also decreed that Vatican prosecutors’ failure to turn over to the defense all their evidence nullified their original indictment.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
Deihm had decreed that the Centennial Safe be opened by the President of the United States on the nation’s two-hundredth birthday, in 1976.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Ginsburg decreed that a hot dog was, in fact, a sandwich.
—Emily Heil The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
Christian theology decreed that God must be greater than any of his creations — the only true infinity, bigger than any number.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 25 Feb. 2026
For over half-a-century, Moore’s Law has decreed that compute doubles every 18 months or so.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
Unfortunately, this does mean that doing laundry may take a little longer now that the experts have decreed that not only should bath and hand towels be washed separately from kitchen towels, but also separately from bed sheets.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decreed
Verb
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After Bonta ordered Bianco to halt his probe, the sheriff seized another 426 boxes of ballots last week.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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She is also being ordered to pay nearly $4 million in fines and court costs, more than half of it going to pay private attorney's fees that the county racked up in suing her.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That’s when Bohm reportedly requested account statements, login information and details on his holdings.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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According to the lawsuit, things reached a turning point in January when Bohm requested account statements, login information and details on his holdings.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Decreed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decreed. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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