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adjective

Definition of dictatingnext
as in controlling

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dictating

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verb

present participle of dictate
as in ordering
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dictating
  1. controlling
  2. commanding
  3. requesting
  4. imperial
  5. asking
  6. arrogant
  7. mandating
  8. regimental
Adjective
  • In each case, the asset manager got 49% of the joint venture and Intel retained a controlling interest of 51%.
    David Meyer, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
  • But this behavior ultimately seems more controlling than anything else.
    R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of controlling
Adjective
  • As a result, the Eagles possessed the ball for 12:58 of the 15 minutes in the third to take a commanding lead.
    Mike DeFabo, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Others won’t want to commit to Microsoft Azure as their cloud platform, despite Microsoft’s commanding lead in generative AI.
    Kathleen Gallagher, Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of commanding
Verb
  • 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
Definition of requesting
Adjective
  • Defeat in the First World War and the humiliating terms of the Treaty of Versailles had turned the imperial power into a shambolic constitutional republic ill-equipped to curb rampant inflation or pacify violent uprisings from the right and left.
    Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Every line of poetry is turned this way and that to reveal its author’s exquisite sensitivity to folk and imperial languages alike.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of imperial
Verb
  • Starbucks spokesperson Gee said the coffee chain is asking unionized baristas and Workers United to return to the bargaining table to wrap up contract negotiations, which have been ongoing since April.
    Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In an effort to relieve Downtown traffic congestion, state transportation officials are asking some motorists to divert to Interstate 275 during the ongoing partial closure of the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of asking
Adjective
  • Some media outlets are surrendering to Trump already This absurd boasting — arrogant without portfolio — is just what Trump is looking for in the VOA job.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The single-camera series follows the arrogant, loudmouth U.S. Army Colonel Patrick Quinn (Leary), who, after an unfiltered rant, is reassigned to the Netherlands, where he is punished with a command position at the least important army base in the world.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of arrogant
Verb
  • Advertisement The state enacted a law in July that prohibits schools from mandating that teachers notify families about student gender identity changes.
    Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
  • To address housing affordability and social equity, policies mandating affordable housing quotas - such as Paris' plan to reach 40% affordable housing by 2035 - are key.
    Angelica Krystle Donati, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of mandating
Adjective
  • Yet at the same time, Clark wore button down shirts and regimental stripes.
    Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2024
  • After three years at the intensely hierarchical academy, school leaders chose Kelly to serve as regimental executive officer during his senior year.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 3 Aug. 2024
Definition of regimental
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