1
as in decree
an order publicly issued by an authority
the school board's edict put a new student dress code into effect
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2
as in instruction
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
this household's edict of long standing: no television until all homework has been completed
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Recent Examples of edict
In recent years, however, the number of such edicts has soared as Republicans and Democrats ask judges to restrain a president of the opposition party.
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 4 July 2025
Normally an edict to change priorities would have come by email so everyone received the same information, one employee said.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 4 June 2025
The new order replaces a previous edict handed down by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston last week.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 July 2025
What is your take on this situation? – Tired of It All
Dear Tired: Your son’s edict about his ex’s name is too extreme.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 4 July 2025
Normally an edict to change priorities would have come by email so everyone received the same information, one employee said.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 4 June 2025
The new order replaces a previous edict handed down by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston last week.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 July 2025
What is your take on this situation? – Tired of It All
Dear Tired: Your son’s edict about his ex’s name is too extreme.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for edict
Noun
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The pricing decree applied to definitive exports and did not cap export volumes or set maximum prices, the Mexican ministries said in the joint statement.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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The Florida Bar’s rules for the practice of law, all 803 pages, are actually decrees of the Florida Supreme Court.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 July 2025
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Plus, researchers at the Defcon security conference in Las Vegas last week provided open source instructions for how to build your own quantum sensor at low cost—complete with a special, crucial diamond.—
Lily Hay Newman,
Wired News,
16 Aug. 2025
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Among the available packages are women’s tennis weekends instruction and round-robin play.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Under that system, human umpires will still make the initial call, but pitchers, catchers and batters can challenge ball and strike calls, and the technology will be used to determine the final ruling.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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On Wednesday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court reviewed Raftery’s appeal and agreed, upholding those prior rulings.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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Lal and Myers seem to have captured the new administration’s attention: Duffy’s new directive ordering the development of the reactor specifically mentioned this risk.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
10 Aug. 2025
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Update, August 9, 2025: This story, originally published on August 7, has been updated with additional information regarding the Microsoft Exchange vulnerability directive issued by CISA, as well as a new protection that adds to the Microsoft Defender security arsenal.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Inter Miami needed someone to step up in Lionel Messi’s absence in order to avoid an early elimination from the Leagues Cup.—
Franco Panizo,
Miami Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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In those instances, researchers analyzed the number of clinics in a specific country in order to determine that nation's approximation of IVF births.—
De Elizabeth,
Parents,
7 Aug. 2025
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In September, Puck News reported the series faced delays due disagreements between Kaepernick and Lee over the direction of the film.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
18 Aug. 2025
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It’s flipped in that direction, though The Dodgers were playing ugly baseball before the Padres came to town.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Lanza's ruling sets the stage for a formal handover of Oak Flat, a 2,200-acre campground in Tonto National Forest, to Resolution Copper in exchange for several parcels of environmentally sensitive land as soon as Aug. 19, when his previous injunction, which gave the cases time to be heard, ends.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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He's asked the federal court to issue an injunction blocking the Trump administration's power play.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
15 Aug. 2025
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The commandment of bal taschit prohibits wasteful destruction and is especially relevant in military conflict because in the fog of war humans can feel justified in destroying anything in their paths.—
Michael S. Roth,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
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But in correspondence with The New York Times through the jail’s electronic messaging service, Boelter suggested that the bloodshed was partly rooted in the Christian commandment to love one’s neighbor.—
Dan Barry,
Twin Cities,
21 July 2025
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“Edict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edict. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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