as in edict
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
I only made the change at the author's behest
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Recent Examples of behest
The American Nobel Peace Prize-seeker didn’t seem too concerned about the fairness of any potential deal to carve up Ukraine at Russia’s behest.
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Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Primus was originally appointed by Trump in 2020, technically, at the behest of Senate Democrats.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
But with otherwise such strong access to McCartney alongside this wealth of archival clips, the omissions or glossed over subjects — one assumes at McCartney’s behest — while present, never feel glaring.
—Caleb Hammond, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
The White House has maintained support for Kennedy, brushing aside criticism and even reinstalling his pick for the FDA’s top vaccine regulator after he was briefly ousted at the behest of conservative activist Laura Loomer.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 4 Sep. 2025
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Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Primus was originally appointed by Trump in 2020, technically, at the behest of Senate Democrats.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
But with otherwise such strong access to McCartney alongside this wealth of archival clips, the omissions or glossed over subjects — one assumes at McCartney’s behest — while present, never feel glaring.
—Caleb Hammond, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
The White House has maintained support for Kennedy, brushing aside criticism and even reinstalling his pick for the FDA’s top vaccine regulator after he was briefly ousted at the behest of conservative activist Laura Loomer.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for behest
Noun
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The edict is also risky, potentially giving viewers the sense that Brennan is less able to question or challenge her guests — one of the main elements of TV’s Sunday political shows that bring viewers to them in the first place.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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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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Each patient was given instructions to continue using the SPFs in the split-face study for the next four days, returning to the office every day for visual assessment.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Follow evacuation instructions without delay.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Sep. 2025
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The award of this contract continues the recent strong momentum Serco has seen in defence, with the sector comprising over 80% of our order intake in the first half of 2025.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Necessity Of ‘English-Only’ While the legal impact of the order may be minimal, the symbolism is enormous.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The 50-week moving average in July crossed above the 200-week moving average, indicating that an upward direction of trend may now be in place.—
John Navin,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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And radical, if coming from any direction, is not good.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
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Whitmer's directive expanding COVID-19 vaccine access also comes as Michigan experiences a surge in coronavirus cases.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Freep.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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State Superintendent Ryan Walters previously issued a directive to make Bibles available as instructional resources.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Kilaru highlighted how there have been dozens of similar cases filed since Pavia won an injunction—meaning, Kilaru put it, Pandora’s Box opened.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
16 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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“Behest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behest. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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