as in forbidding
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as in ordering
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 Synonyms for decreeing
Verb
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The Hamilton County Coroner's Office is requesting help finding the relatives of a man who died this week.—
Erin Couch,
The Enquirer,
24 Dec. 2024 -
By letter of December 13, the court accelerated the briefing schedule, requesting a final response by December 19.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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At the same time, the US proceeded with developing and enacting the National Cybersecurity Strategy, setting standards, and mandating the establishment of a State Department Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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In October, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a ruling mandating the removal of all lead pipes supplying drinking water in the United States.—
Stephen Mihm,
The Mercury News,
2 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The new series of the British crime drama opens with a disturbing mystery, when the death of an elderly woman found in a cave has the team asking what drives a person to murder someone so vulnerable.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Dec. 2024
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Consider routinely walking up to your staff’s desks and openly asking if there is anything your team could do better.—
Phillimon Zongo,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Consider spreading a very thin (¼-inch thick) layer of topsoil across the planting area before sowing seed according to label instructions.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2025
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Keep tower fans dust-free and in good working condition with these easy-to-follow cleaning instructions.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission invalidated the federal prohibition on corporate structures spending money on their own political ads and messaging.—
Leah Litman,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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Some initiatives to keep spring break safe are still in place from Feb. 23 until April 12, like additional police presence and prohibitions on coolers, alcohol and amplified music on the beach.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA TODAY,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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On March 3, Microsoft unveiled its Dragon Copilot product, which combines the voice dictation capabilities of its DMO with the ambient listening capabilities of its DAX.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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After decades of keyboard dependency, Ko sees 2025 as a turning point when dictation becomes much more widespread as a human/computer interaction.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The orchestra has no music director to push it in this or that direction.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
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This could lead to something big for the USA, a whole new direction and beginning!—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Rasoulof shifts his tale into a cautionary proscription that is artful and mythic.—
Armond White,
National Review,
22 Jan. 2025
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Politics, the war, and Putin are off-limits, while less obvious proscriptions draw a grim picture of the dictatorship: no emojis, no foreign words, and no literary references are allowed.—
Francesca Mastruzzo (Tr. Elettra Pauletto),
The Dial,
14 Jan. 2024
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“Decreeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decreeing. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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