as in to order
to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority
dictated that the terms of surrender be negotiated by his senior staff
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as in order
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
a starchily worded dictate from on high concerning the company's dress code
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Recent Examples of dictate
Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Dec. 2024
That enables its customers to automate and dictate which departments or people in an organization need to see the bill, and for accountants and companies to more precisely monitor costs.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
Peter Bart, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
The new kind of citizen might happen to reside in Tokyo or Los Angeles or São Paulo, but would live by the dictates of an operating system in the cloud.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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Verb
This is not, historically, the way things are dictated in one of Connecticut’s prolific football towns, home of 10 state champions.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Dec. 2024
That enables its customers to automate and dictate which departments or people in an organization need to see the bill, and for accountants and companies to more precisely monitor costs.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
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Alfonso Cuarón surely would have rebelled against their dictates – or even a hint of them.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
The new kind of citizen might happen to reside in Tokyo or Los Angeles or São Paulo, but would live by the dictates of an operating system in the cloud.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dictate
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Justice Julian Goose ordered a clerk to enter the pleas in Liverpool Crown Court as Rudakubana stayed mum during a video appearance from the London prison where he is being held.Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Indiana does allow its death row inmates to order take-out meals from area restaurants, up to $50 worth of food.Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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In the meantime, mail-in paper applications and instructions for using them are available at the state’s Department of Human Services website.Wes Davis, The Verge, 14 Dec. 2024
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Carefully read and follow all instructions to improve your odds of qualifying for the grant.Melissa Houston, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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In a letter sent Thursday to officials, the company requested an election to approve the incorporation.Michael D. Carroll, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Photo: Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department/AP In a court appearance on Thursday, Oren requested bail in order to spend time with his wife, who is due to give birth very soon.Bridget Read, Curbed, 13 Dec. 2024
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If not, maybe stick to a regular screening, during which fans have been specifically asked not to sing along.Kathryn Varn, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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The Writers Guild of America sent a letter to Hollywood studios including Disney, Sony and Netflix, asking them to take action against tech companies who are using writers’ work to train AI.Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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The first big test for the governor’s edict comes next year, when 35% of new vehicles sold must be zero-emission, up from 26.4% now.Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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They’ve been issued an edict by the fans to clean house and start over.Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
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However, property managers are not required to provide alternative accommodations for tenants in these cases.Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
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Scott also oversaw Safe Third Agreements which require U.S.-bound asylum seekers headed to the U.S. to first seek asylum in other countries.Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
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But her official team online, known as Taylor Nation, used its social media accounts to point fans in the direction of a new section on Swift’s website that’s dedicated to archiving material across eras.Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 14 Dec. 2024
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The alignment of the stones corresponds with the direction of the southernmost moonrise.Carlie Procell, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is known to be friendly to agribusiness and knows that transparency about the harsh realities of infectious disease outbreaks would diminish consumer trust and threaten its prime directive: To expand markets for producers.Crystal Heath and Gene Baur, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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The forum’s other directives speak to a culture of understanding.Oscar Holland, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Dictate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dictate. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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