1
as in instructed
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority
the general commanded his troops with Caesar-like imperiousness
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2
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 demanded
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority
an act of courage that commands the admiration of all who witnessed it
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as in ruled
to exercise authority or power over
a cabinet secretary who commands the largest department in the federal government
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as in owned
to keep, control, or experience as one's own
local government does not command the resources that are needed to respond to such a huge disaster
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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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as in led
to serve as leader of
the head of the agency commands an army of workers trained to respond to the immediate needs of disaster victims
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as in asked
to set or receive as a price
commands a high fee for his decorating services
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as in ordered
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Recent Examples of commanded
Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2025
Police started searching the area near South Clay Street and North Drive and found a man carrying a machete and commanded him to drop it, the department said in a news release.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
Sombr commanded the crowd, jumped into the pit, even bent his knees in like Elvis.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
Unlike Boggs and Wade, whose subjects had commanded biographical and scholarly attention for decades, Richardson was breaking trail from the beginning, writing a life that had never been written before.
—Megan Marshall
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Broder was famous for always choosing his words carefully and for a stentorian delivery that commanded attention.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
The differential motor thrust twisted the flexible aluminium frame when commanded to yaw.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
The servers could be commanded remotely to create massive amounts of phone traffic in a stealthy and unceasing operation that switched out SIM cards quickly to keep federal law enforcement off its trail.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
The statement, issued by church President Wilford Woodruff, commanded all Latter-day Saints to uphold the anti-polygamy laws of the nation.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The energy was palpable, as Cardi commanded the crowd with equal amounts of humor and swagger.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2025
Police started searching the area near South Clay Street and North Drive and found a man carrying a machete and commanded him to drop it, the department said in a news release.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
Sombr commanded the crowd, jumped into the pit, even bent his knees in like Elvis.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
Unlike Boggs and Wade, whose subjects had commanded biographical and scholarly attention for decades, Richardson was breaking trail from the beginning, writing a life that had never been written before.
—Megan Marshall
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Broder was famous for always choosing his words carefully and for a stentorian delivery that commanded attention.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
The differential motor thrust twisted the flexible aluminium frame when commanded to yaw.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
The servers could be commanded remotely to create massive amounts of phone traffic in a stealthy and unceasing operation that switched out SIM cards quickly to keep federal law enforcement off its trail.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
The statement, issued by church President Wilford Woodruff, commanded all Latter-day Saints to uphold the anti-polygamy laws of the nation.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commanded
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Just as Erik ten Hag told David de Gea to kick the ball long for the visit of Liverpool in August 2022 after losing his opening two games in charge, Amorim instructed Senne Lammens, on his debut, to not risk an easy concession by passing possession short.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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The individual pretending to be a deputy first instructed the user to pay the money by PayPal, but then instructed the man to use an ATM and provided a QR code, according to the complaint.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Oct. 2025
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Hawaii shoppers, for example, ordered the least amount of candy corn, 55% less than the national average, according to the Instacart study.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Both sides will submit fuller legal arguments and the Department of Homeland Security may be ordered to produce its internal decision record.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Smotrich demanded there be no agreement on Palestinian Authority or Qatari involvement in Gazan governance, nor anything that supports the concept of a future independent Palestinian state.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Accounting for each creature demanded the meticulous labor of dehydrating, dissecting, mounting, pinning, labeling—essentially the main techniques available until the turn of the 21st century, when genetic sequencing allowed taxonomists to zoom in on DNA bar codes.—
Marion Renault,
The Atlantic,
29 Sep. 2025
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In June, a three-judge panel had ruled unanimously that teaching yoga is protected speech and that city officials had failed to show how the classes threaten public safety or prevent enjoyment of the city’s shoreline parks, overturning a lower court’s ruling.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Related Stories Then, just days later, during Greenberg’s funeral, the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the case a homicide.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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Clad in a brown-and-forest-green leather biker crop top that showed off her pregnancy, baggy blue jeans, and reddish hair, Cardi fully owned the moment, surrounded by dancers whose electric choreography amplified the vibe.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
28 Sep. 2025
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Kelly’s father owned a pontoon boat that, in high school, had been off limits.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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But one area that remained dominated by country crooners and fans, albeit amid gradual change, was Broadway.—
Leena Tailor,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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The area where the attack occurred is dominated by a majority-Jewish neighborhood situated right next to a majority-Muslim neighborhood.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
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The commonwealth has been without an operational freestanding birthing center since the 1980s, said Mary Kathryn DeLodder, director of the Kentucky Birth Coalition — a grassroots organization that led the charge in advocating for legislation loosening regulations for the facilities.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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When his rehab finally progressed enough over the summer to return to game action, his curiosities led him to teammate Harrison Barnes.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Then one day, the teacher asked if anyone knew about the Holocaust.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Anyone with information is asked to contact Chief Investigator Maria Stewart at 513-946-8700.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Commanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commanded. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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