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commanded

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verb

past tense of command
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as in requested
to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority the governor has commanded that all state flags be flown at half-mast

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as in dominated
to look down on for centuries an imposing castle has commanded that stretch of the river

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commanded
Adjective
  • Then the cells were randomly grouped into ordered pairs, like sets of coordinates.
    Shaun Raviv, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2020
  • One is an image of the kibbutz from April 2023, showing ordered rows of neat, white buildings set in lush gardens.
    Matthew Chance, CNN, 6 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • This will most likely come in the form of raising the minimum standards for required reporting, removing small and medium sized enterprises from the reporting requirements.
    Jon McGowan, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
  • As long as investors meet the five-year required holding period and delay distributions until after age 59 1/2, withdrawals are tax free.
    Kristin McKenna, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • In a country with one of the planet’s biggest pension pools, where worker contributions are mandatory, everyday savers are picking up the tab when stock prices decline.
    Owen Tripp, Fortune Asia, 24 Oct. 2024
  • While eating a meal in the cafeteria is not mandatory, organizing protests are.
    Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024

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“Commanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commanded. Accessed 11 Nov. 2024.

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