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
At the behest of an executive order in mid-March, Lake silenced its broadcasts, froze its website in time and put nearly everyone at the U.S. Agency for Global Media and the network on indefinite leave.
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David Folkenflik, NPR, 7 May 2025
The disclosure came shortly after The New York Times published an article saying U.S. intelligence assessments contradicted Trump’s claims that Tren de Aragua was acting at the behest of the Venezuelan government.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 6 May 2025
These replicas were built by the special effects staff of the Lord of the Rings movies at the behest of a Kiwi pilot named Mike Allsop.
—Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 3 May 2025
At Beijing’s behest, banks have rapidly shifted their lending from real estate to industry.
—Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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David Folkenflik, NPR, 7 May 2025
The disclosure came shortly after The New York Times published an article saying U.S. intelligence assessments contradicted Trump’s claims that Tren de Aragua was acting at the behest of the Venezuelan government.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 6 May 2025
These replicas were built by the special effects staff of the Lord of the Rings movies at the behest of a Kiwi pilot named Mike Allsop.
—Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 3 May 2025
At Beijing’s behest, banks have rapidly shifted their lending from real estate to industry.
—Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for behest
Noun
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Doctors and other health care providers across the VA have been left scrambling and short-staffed amid an ever-shifting series of cuts, hiring freezes and other edicts from the White House.—
Eric Umansky,
ProPublica,
6 May 2025
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For most of her two-year Stanford career, Canady hadn’t been able to talk frankly with the softball staff because of an edict from Stanford administrators.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Instead of traditional teachers, Alpha employs guides who focus on coaching and emotional support, while AI handles the academic instruction.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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Her original post had included a link to a website that provided instructions for buying the tokens.—
Mary Clements Evans,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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She had been scrubbed of her awareness of the past—as love must scrub us of our awareness of the past in order to resurrect itself.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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The episode concluded with Ellie and Dina (Isabela Merced) leaving Jackson, Wyoming, and heading to Seattle against town orders.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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In addition, objects from the Kuiper Belt orbit in the opposite direction from everything else in the solar system, according to NASA.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
2 May 2025
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Despite some conflicts over the direction the church should take, most experts don't expect the conclave to stretch beyond a few days.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Román also said that no programs had been altered to comply with Trump’s directives aimed at rooting out diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on college campuses.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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Second-wave feminism, the drive for upward mobility, career opportunities and the desire for smaller families prompted many Catholic households to ignore the papal directive on birth control.—
Randall Balmer,
Time,
8 May 2025
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Apple failed last year to persuade the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the injunction.—
Mike Scarcella,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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According to the transcript, Williamson denied the residents’ requests for temporary and permanent injunctions in the case.—
Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton,
Denver Post,
1 May 2025
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“Behest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behest. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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