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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At the March meeting, when council members approved an antidiscrimination ordinance introduced by Councilmember Byers, the council also instructed city staff to work out the details of a potential multi-partner domestic registry.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Reyes also instructed federal officials to preserve their communications regarding golf course planning.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2026

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He was sentenced to four years’ probation and initially ordered to stay away from his ex-wife and two children for six years, which was later reduced to two years, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
The Arkansas Supreme Court reopened the murder case and ordered fresh testing of the DNA found at the crime scene in 2024.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2026

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Chambers himself is now accused of riot, conspiracy to riot, and money laundering offenses, defense attorney Aitor Martínez Jiménez told the Washington Examiner.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026
Some employees in Amazon's entertainment division were told that company leadership had mandated the film's release.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026

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Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, who commanded a media crowd this week that underlined the nature of his global fame, tore apart Atlanta’s defense in the first half.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 8 Nov. 2026
Schumer is poised to become majority leader just two years after Democrats lost the Senate, with a bigger majority than his party has commanded in more than a decade.

— Theodoric Meyer The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026

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