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as in instructed
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority
the servants were expected to do exactly as they were bidden
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Recent Examples of bade
The news came as some of the world's top chess players gathered in the San Francisco Bay Area to bid farewell to Naroditsky, 29, who was found unconscious this week at his home in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Jake Lubbehusen, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Post-pandemic demand and chronic underbuilding in the area have left buyers competing fiercely, often bidding tens of thousands above asking.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Folks can bid for items online or visit the auction house in person at 7233 Blanco Road.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
Collectors can also bid on iconic pieces with ties to Elvis Presley, Clark Gable, and Katharine Hepburn.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
With so much shape, my only advice would be to bid, and bid some more!
—Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
But Denver, which bid for the event, won’t be one of them.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
Washington then paid her buy-out clause, believed to be worth €350,000 (£303,000/$407,000), and Braghin proudly and powerlessly bade her farewell.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
The Focus Features release, opening November 27, is already a top Academy Awards contender, with Jessie Buckley bidding for Best Actress and Paul Mescal for Best Supporting Actor.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
Jake Lubbehusen, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Post-pandemic demand and chronic underbuilding in the area have left buyers competing fiercely, often bidding tens of thousands above asking.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Folks can bid for items online or visit the auction house in person at 7233 Blanco Road.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
Collectors can also bid on iconic pieces with ties to Elvis Presley, Clark Gable, and Katharine Hepburn.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
With so much shape, my only advice would be to bid, and bid some more!
—Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
But Denver, which bid for the event, won’t be one of them.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
Washington then paid her buy-out clause, believed to be worth €350,000 (£303,000/$407,000), and Braghin proudly and powerlessly bade her farewell.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
The Focus Features release, opening November 27, is already a top Academy Awards contender, with Jessie Buckley bidding for Best Actress and Paul Mescal for Best Supporting Actor.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bade
Verb
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When someone joins the app, they are instructed to record a video of themselves from multiple angles and record themselves speaking.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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Appropriators themselves do not prefer CRs, preferring to pass the 12 bills as their committee is instructed.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Fifteen women — including myself — were invited to gather at the legendary Ritz Paris for an evening of elegance, conversation, and connection.—
Essence,
Essence,
20 Oct. 2025
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Customers are invited to submit photos of their dogs in order to be selected for the brand’s official campaign.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Amid this crackdown, Russia’s Foreign Ministry ordered USAID to leave.—
Tetiana Kotelnykova,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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Dozens of unable-to-fly wild ducks and geese at a sanctuary in Washtenaw County's Salem Township, earlier ordered killed by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, have received a reprieve.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Bade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bade. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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