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
And as for her new commandments?
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
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, 8 Mar. 2026
Still, some powerful feeling of peoplehood, of a commandment being violated, swept over me.
—Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
After all, Moses famously spent 40 days and 40 nights alone on Mount Sinai before receiving the 10 commandments from God, and Buddha meditated for 49 days under a Bodhi tree before reaching enlightenment.
—Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
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, 8 Mar. 2026
Still, some powerful feeling of peoplehood, of a commandment being violated, swept over me.
—Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
After all, Moses famously spent 40 days and 40 nights alone on Mount Sinai before receiving the 10 commandments from God, and Buddha meditated for 49 days under a Bodhi tree before reaching enlightenment.
—Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commandment
Noun
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The bot gave her instructions on how to use cocaine.—
Sharyn Alfonsi,
CBS News,
8 Dec. 2025
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Boasberg issued a temporary restraining order and ordered that the planes be turned around, but Justice Department attorneys said his oral instructions directing the flight to be returned were defective, and the deportations proceeded as planned.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
8 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Bondi, appearing with Trump at a triumphant White House news conference, was asked whether the Justice Department would enforce the edict in states where it had not been struck down.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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The episode is a reminder that the edicts of one administration can be revisited by the next.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
31 July 2025
Noun
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The order could have far-reaching effects on US efforts to dominate the nascent technology, which has already become a significant part of the economy and the stock market but which also still remains untested in many ways.—
Samantha Waldenberg,
CNN Money,
12 Dec. 2025
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Given the halting and slow-moving efforts to regulate AI at the federal level, critics of the executive order view it as an attempt to block all meaningful regulation on AI and put little faith in Congress to replace existing state laws with a nationwide standard.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
11 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The administration filed a last-minute request to stay the judge's injunction pending their appeal, but it was ultimately rejected.—
Emma Nicholson,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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In 2010, the judge granted a permanent injunction, requiring, among other things, that the farm stop selling raw milk beyond California and take down any statements promoting its health benefits.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Under Miami’s governance structure, city commissioners are supposed to issue directives through the city manager.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
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According to Valarie, Anthony was taken off life support per a prior directive and died on Saturday, June 6.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Brunson’s arrival changed the Knicks’ direction almost immediately.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
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Second, the report grapples seriously with agentic AI — autonomous systems capable of planning, reasoning, and executing multi-step tasks without continuous human direction.—
Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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“Commandment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commandment. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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