BOSSED (AROUND) Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

bossed (around)

verb

past tense of boss (around)

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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Managers were instructed to remove all roach carcasses and seal the bottoms of entryways to prevent more pests from entering.

— Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Israeli military personnel in Gaza were instructed earlier Tuesday not to strike in the region without approval from top command or political leaders, but that gesture is unlikely to budge Hamas officials.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of instructed

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The streamer recently ordered a sequel to the ’90s cult classic Clueless, a Scottish family drama called Laird and the true crime drama Fear Not, among others.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
In June, the Commerce Department ordered Anthropic to suspend access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models for foreign nationals.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Aug. 2026

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Senior local official Dagnachew Azbite told the BBC that seven people had been found injured, with five of the victims sustaining serious injuries.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Secret Service Director Sean Curran told reporters that the agency had more than 10,000 investigations into threats against people the agency has been assigned to protect.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of told

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The mission was commanded by David Scott, with James Irwin as lunar module pilot.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Instead of supporting only mission equipment, the neural network directly commanded the satellite bus, which determines how a spacecraft points and maneuvers in orbit.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026

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