as in ordered
to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority
the president of the sports league has mandated drug testing for all active members
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Recent Examples of mandated
The bans are mandated in places such as Arkansas, Texas, Virginia and more.
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Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
Germany’s medical-first framework mandated full EU-GMP compliance for all imports and domestic production.
—Robert Hoban, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Although Canon had mandated that the Cat's programmability be suppressed, the IAI team nevertheless maintained the ability to compute expressions, which Canon permitted as an extension of the editor metaphor.
—Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Only certain oil and gas facilities, including natural gas pipelines, will still be mandated to report emissions of gases like methane, but can delay reporting those emissions until the year 2034.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Those will continue to be mandated because they are written into state law, meaning only legislation can change that.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
Aside from his signature 2021 criminal justice bill, Cooper signed legislation into law in 2020, allowing judges to reduce mandatory minimum sentences mandated by law for drug offenders.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
However, to compete in a GT3 car, Verstappen is mandated to undergo a driver training course on Friday, September 12, which is followed by a final exam.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Businesses or people that sell or deal in firearms are required to be federally licensed by the ATF — they’re known as a federal firearms licensee — and they are mandated to retain records about gun purchases and transfers.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
Germany’s medical-first framework mandated full EU-GMP compliance for all imports and domestic production.
—Robert Hoban, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Although Canon had mandated that the Cat's programmability be suppressed, the IAI team nevertheless maintained the ability to compute expressions, which Canon permitted as an extension of the editor metaphor.
—Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Only certain oil and gas facilities, including natural gas pipelines, will still be mandated to report emissions of gases like methane, but can delay reporting those emissions until the year 2034.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Those will continue to be mandated because they are written into state law, meaning only legislation can change that.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
Aside from his signature 2021 criminal justice bill, Cooper signed legislation into law in 2020, allowing judges to reduce mandatory minimum sentences mandated by law for drug offenders.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
However, to compete in a GT3 car, Verstappen is mandated to undergo a driver training course on Friday, September 12, which is followed by a final exam.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Businesses or people that sell or deal in firearms are required to be federally licensed by the ATF — they’re known as a federal firearms licensee — and they are mandated to retain records about gun purchases and transfers.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandated
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An immigration judge has ordered Mahmoud Khalil to be deported to Algeria or Syria, according to court documents filed Wednesday.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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That's according to the Financial Times, which reported that Beijing had ordered companies not to buy Nvidia's RTX Pro 600D, which was custom-made for the country.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Reeling from the unprecedented incident, the UAE requested Stingers from Washington.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Asked Friday if city and state officials had requested a National Guard deployment -- or had formally signed off on it -- the White House didn't respond.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Sep. 2025
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But until now, such light sources required large, power-hungry tabletop systems.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Releasing the letters, which previously required filing requests under the federal Freedom of Information Act, promotes a level of transparency akin to the advisory meetings’, Tidmarsh said.—
Arthur Allen,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Mandated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandated. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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