marching orders
plural noun
: authoritative orders or instructions especially to set out on or as if on a march
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Now, the faithful wait in sweltering temperatures to get their marching orders for 2025.
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David MacK, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
My marching orders from Baker-Porazinski: strength training at least twice weekly; boosting my daily intake of calcium and vitamin D; and scheduling another DEXA scan in a year to see my progress.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 29 July 2025
Hamill plays a man only known as the Major, the military commander who oversees the Walk and gives the walkers their literal marching orders.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 26 July 2025
Align and make clear marching orders to execute faster.
—Matthew Polega, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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David MacK, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
My marching orders from Baker-Porazinski: strength training at least twice weekly; boosting my daily intake of calcium and vitamin D; and scheduling another DEXA scan in a year to see my progress.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 29 July 2025
Hamill plays a man only known as the Major, the military commander who oversees the Walk and gives the walkers their literal marching orders.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 26 July 2025
Align and make clear marching orders to execute faster.
—Matthew Polega, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for marching orders
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“Marching orders.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marching%20orders. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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