as in instructed
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority
that regional manager certainly likes to boss people around
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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 -
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
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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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Here's what the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, which distributes SNAP benefits, told IndyStar about the impact on SNAP.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
24 Oct. 2025
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After surviving the massacre and making a recovery that surprised even her doctors, Sophia returned home in time to celebrate her upcoming 13th birthday, a family spokesperson told CNN.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Clad in a series of colorful cowgirl outfits, Wilson commanded the stage and crowd in a manner reminiscent of Carrie Underwood or even ’90s-era Shania Twain.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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Tookes commanded the audience's attention in gold angel wings with an ornamental vibe — and multiple bulbs.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Bossed (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bossed%20%28around%29. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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