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or bid
also bade
1
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 bidden
Paulding County purchased the property in 2021 for nearly $1 million back in 2021 and the project went out to bid in May of 2024.
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Emily McLeod, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
For years, many of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority have embarked on rickety wooden boats to try to reach neighbouring countries, including Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, in a bid to flee persecution in Myanmar or overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh.
—CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Cizikas redirected a shot from Scott Mayfield to spoil Fowler’s shutout bid midway through the third period.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Competitors split into four teams, each guided by a mentor empowered to bid and trade athletes through strategic power plays, while round-the-clock cameras supply the reality engine at the heart of the show.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
Choose from regular, petite, and tall options, then bid adieu to the tailor.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
In December, the USPS introduced a new auction process enabling retailers and logistics carriers to bid on access to its last-mile delivery network in a move that surprised Amazon, and likely threw a wrench in the contract negotiations between both parties.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2026
The project went out to bid in February 2026.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
In August, Steve Pagliuca, who is a co-owner of Serie A team Atalanta and bid on the Boston Celtics, reached a deal with the Tribe to buy the team for $325 million and move it to Boston.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Emily McLeod, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
For years, many of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority have embarked on rickety wooden boats to try to reach neighbouring countries, including Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, in a bid to flee persecution in Myanmar or overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh.
—CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Cizikas redirected a shot from Scott Mayfield to spoil Fowler’s shutout bid midway through the third period.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Competitors split into four teams, each guided by a mentor empowered to bid and trade athletes through strategic power plays, while round-the-clock cameras supply the reality engine at the heart of the show.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
Choose from regular, petite, and tall options, then bid adieu to the tailor.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
In December, the USPS introduced a new auction process enabling retailers and logistics carriers to bid on access to its last-mile delivery network in a move that surprised Amazon, and likely threw a wrench in the contract negotiations between both parties.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2026
The project went out to bid in February 2026.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
In August, Steve Pagliuca, who is a co-owner of Serie A team Atalanta and bid on the Boston Celtics, reached a deal with the Tribe to buy the team for $325 million and move it to Boston.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bidden
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According to the indictment, Jones was paid $2,500 for a game in the Hamptons where he was instructed to cheat by paying close attention to others involved in the scheme.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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In a March 2025 executive order, the White House instructed the DOJ to apply the antitrust laws in the live-entertainment industry.—
Gail Slater,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2026
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But his middling play, paired with Cameron Young’s surge, has invited a dramatic final round.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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There could be a bigger dearth of small-school names called in this year’s draft on April 23-25 in Pittsburgh because of the 319 prospects invited to the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis, only 17 were from nonpower conference schools.—
Arnie Stapleton,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Justice Department also dismissed several other FACE Act cases and ordered prosecutors to put the brakes on future FACE Act investigations.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Each year, Marie Antoinette ordered up to three hundred new gowns, and the winds changed accordingly.—
Emilia Petrarca,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Bidden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bidden. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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