as in instructions
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
the boss left behind a list of commandments for running the office while he was away
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Recent Examples of commandments
Pomegranate seeds, which are meant to represent the 613 mitzvot, or commandments, which are cited in the Jewish holy book, the Torah.
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Pomegranate seeds also represent the 613 mitzvot, or commandments, that are cited in the Torah, the Jewish holy book.
—Victoria E. Freile, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
But when it was pointed out that a wall spanning our southern border violated the Bible’s commandments to welcome the stranger, the right found a brand-new way to go around Jesus.
—John Fugelsang
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
However, the issue of posting the commandments in schools first surfaced in 1980.
—Lydia Artz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
The pomegranate contains all the commandments of God in its seeds; the divine inhabits it.
—Demir Alp, JSTOR Daily, 29 Aug. 2025
In fact, Faulkner even established her own set of principles, known as Epic’s 10 commandments, that are plastered all over the company’s sprawling 1,670-acre campus.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
These are the first three of the 10 commandments splashed across bathrooms and breakrooms at Epic Systems’ sprawling 1,670-acre campus in Verona, Wisconsin, just southwest of Madison.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2025
Job ads are wish lists, not commandments.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Pomegranate seeds also represent the 613 mitzvot, or commandments, that are cited in the Torah, the Jewish holy book.
—Victoria E. Freile, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
But when it was pointed out that a wall spanning our southern border violated the Bible’s commandments to welcome the stranger, the right found a brand-new way to go around Jesus.
—John Fugelsang
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
However, the issue of posting the commandments in schools first surfaced in 1980.
—Lydia Artz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
The pomegranate contains all the commandments of God in its seeds; the divine inhabits it.
—Demir Alp, JSTOR Daily, 29 Aug. 2025
In fact, Faulkner even established her own set of principles, known as Epic’s 10 commandments, that are plastered all over the company’s sprawling 1,670-acre campus.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
These are the first three of the 10 commandments splashed across bathrooms and breakrooms at Epic Systems’ sprawling 1,670-acre campus in Verona, Wisconsin, just southwest of Madison.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2025
Job ads are wish lists, not commandments.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commandments
Noun
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Booklets distributed to households also included instructions on how to prepare for communications outages, power cuts and extreme weather.—
Olesya Dmitracova,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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These instructions help turn off the harmful protein that damages brain cells.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ever since, as the Taliban returned to power, once again issuing edicts to suppress women and girls, the clinic and its 34-year-old midwife Atifa have continued to provide a lifeline for mothers and young children.—
Elise Blanchard,
Time,
21 Aug. 2025
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One of the fundamental edicts of the [original Naked Gun creators] Zucker Brothers was you played against the comedy.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Aug. 2025
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Taiwan’s premier said evacuation orders were not carried out, calling for an inquiry.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Neither the Tennessee Department of Health nor the Metro Nashville Public Health Department received any federal directives or issued their own on the topic.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Sep. 2025
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In many of those states, governors had previously issued executive orders to preserve Covid vaccine access – though directives have varied.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In 1922, Alexander Friedmann worked out, fully, the equations that governed a Universe that was isotropically (the same in all directions) and homogeneously (the same in all locations) filled with any type of matter, radiation, or other form of energy.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
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Danish police said the drones in Denmark came from different directions, turning their lights on and off, before eventually disappearing after several hours.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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The plan includes legal injunctions and pressuring political leaders, both locally and nationally.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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At times, officials, including senior advisor Stephen Miller, have raged against federal judges for standing in their way by issuing nationwide injunctions, some of which Sotomayor and her colleagues have then had brought before them.—
Dan Gooding
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Commandments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commandments. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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