BOSSING (AROUND) Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

bossing (around)

verb

present participle of boss (around)

as in ordering

to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority that regional manager certainly likes to boss people around

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Trailed uselessly by Charlie, who is next seen ordering the police chief about.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Leo also scrapped Francis’ plan to move parts of the Vatican’s secret archives and library off-site, ordering a new building inside the city-state to safeguard its trove of manuscripts.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of ordering

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Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense issued warnings to residents of Riyadh and the surrounding area early Saturday, telling people to remain indoors because of an aerial threat.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026
These illnesses often begin with symptoms that look very similar, so telling them apart can be tricky – especially when the beginning of cold and flu season in the fall can be the tail end of summer seasonal allergies.

— Ann Sheehan, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of telling

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The Justice Department sent letters to 29 states and the District of Columbia instructing election officials not to destroy the records.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
The company shared a video with reporters of someone sitting on a chair, instructing the computer with their voice in what appeared to be a seamless, albeit staged, interaction.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of instructing

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For evening observers, this apparition has been more frustrating than triumphant, with Venus lingering low in the glow of twilight instead of climbing into a commanding position.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
That image of Spears in jaw-dropping form, wielding a magnetic stare, and commanding not just the stage but the entire world watching at home defined the singer’s peak as a performer.

— Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of commanding

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Courts can also review objective legal questions, such as whether the evidence was sufficient — as Clancy’s lawyer is now asking the judge to do.

— Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
New Jersey’s attorney general petitioned the Supreme Court, asking the justices to step in.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of asking

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