as in instruction
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
the boss left behind a list of commandments for running the office while he was away
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Recent Examples of commandment
Judaism teaches that participating in war in certain circumstances is a commandment, on par with observing Yom Kippur, keeping Shabbat or kosher and any other Biblical commandment.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
One nutritional commandment that French biochemist Jessie Inchauspé—aka Glucose Goddess—always tells her 5.6 million followers?
—Marie Bladt, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
These commandments remain central to Abrahamic religions and continue to influence moral and legal traditions worldwide.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025
What started out as a thrifty practice has become an unofficial commandment of Southern kitchens—don't waste one drop of tasty bacon grease.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
One nutritional commandment that French biochemist Jessie Inchauspé—aka Glucose Goddess—always tells her 5.6 million followers?
—Marie Bladt, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
These commandments remain central to Abrahamic religions and continue to influence moral and legal traditions worldwide.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025
What started out as a thrifty practice has become an unofficial commandment of Southern kitchens—don't waste one drop of tasty bacon grease.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for commandment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commandment
Noun
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Residents were advised to heed official warnings throughout the severe weather cycle and stay alert for any additional storm advisories or emergency instructions.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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The only instructions for the theater audience that night will be to get their butts in the seats before curtain.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Even states seen as safer for LGBTQ+ people have been navigating these edicts around trans athletes.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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The edict: get as many AI features into the operating system as possible.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 May 2025
Noun
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That means fewer vegetables on the table for families like Brown’s, and fewer orders for the farmers who grow them. ▪ ▪ ▪ Particularly toward the end of the month, Brown relies on food banks like Feeding South Florida to put meals on the table.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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Harvard quickly won an emergency court ruling to block that order.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
30 May 2025
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The five departing schools could seek an injunction preventing the other seven from making decisions that impact them for 2025-26, their last year in the conference.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2025
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Related Stories Judge James C. Chalfant issued a ruling Wednesday denying Disney’s motion for an injunction after a hearing in the matter earlier in the day.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
4 June 2025
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The transgender junior from Jurupa Valley High School — who competed despite a directive from Trump that she be barred from doing so — won state titles in the girls’ triple jump and the girls’ high jump and took second place in the girls’ long jump.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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The guidance change blindsided the CDC, which did not receive a directive to alter its recommendations until hours after Kennedy's video posted.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2025
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Mahan has refused to back down, maintaining that making difficult decisions is necessary to steer San Jose in the right direction.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
26 May 2025
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Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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“Commandment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commandment. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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