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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The Kruppas were instructed to bring $50 to each visit and, Laurie stressed, they were told the donor sperm would come from a resident in the university’s medical school.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
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Ramirez mentioned this to a superior, who instructed Ramirez to direct Chua to the city manager.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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There, a mechanic began repairs on the car, but was ordered to stop because of the ongoing court arguments over the car.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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On Friday, two federal judges ordered SNAP benefits to be paid from the department's contingency fund, but confusion continued over the issue Tuesday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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Arkansans who rely on federal food assistance could see their benefits restored as early as next week, Janet Mann, secretary of the Arkansas Department of Human Services, told a legislative committee Thursday.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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Among the Continental soldiers taken prisoner at the Battle of Trois-Rivières in Quebec in 1776, for instance, eighty-nine of two hundred told their redcoat captors they had been born overseas.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The mission will be commanded by Zhang Lu, 48, who was a crew member of the Shenzhou 15 mission which launched in November 2022 and returned to Earth in June 2023.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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El Modena’s defense won a few battles, but McNeal commanded two scoring drives, including one in the final minute of the game, and that was all the the Diablos needed for a 13-6 victory over the Vanguards.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
29 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 9 Nov. 2025.
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