commandments

plural of commandment

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Recent Examples of commandments Its followers strictly adhere to the 29 commandments of Guru Jambheshwar, which include the sacred principles of worshiping and protecting all animals. Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025 Some of the commandments overlap with criminal law, such as prohibitions on murder and theft, but others do not. Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2025 Pomegranate seeds, which are meant to represent the 613 mitzvot, or commandments, which are cited in the Jewish holy book, the Torah. Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025 Pomegranate seeds also represent the 613 mitzvot, or commandments, that are cited in the Torah, the Jewish holy book. Victoria E. Freile, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025 But when it was pointed out that a wall spanning our southern border violated the Bible’s commandments to welcome the stranger, the right found a brand-new way to go around Jesus. John Fugelsang september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025 However, the issue of posting the commandments in schools first surfaced in 1980. Lydia Artz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025 The pomegranate contains all the commandments of God in its seeds; the divine inhabits it. Demir Alp, JSTOR Daily, 29 Aug. 2025 In fact, Faulkner even established her own set of principles, known as Epic’s 10 commandments, that are plastered all over the company’s sprawling 1,670-acre campus. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commandments
Noun
  • Follow evacuation instructions without delay.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Her measurements were clear, but the instructions were murky.
    Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Ever since, as the Taliban returned to power, once again issuing edicts to suppress women and girls, the clinic and its 34-year-old midwife Atifa have continued to provide a lifeline for mothers and young children.
    Elise Blanchard, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
  • One of the fundamental edicts of the [original Naked Gun creators] Zucker Brothers was you played against the comedy.
    Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The orders were originally set to expire this weekend.
    Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
  • However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.
    Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The third film in the franchise follows Ares (Jared Leto), an intelligent computer program who begins to question his orders and directives from CEO Julian Dillinger (Evan Peters), setting him on a collision course into the real world to find Eve Kim (Greta Lee), the current CEO of Encom.
    Leia Mendoza, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Over and over, the department has used the threat of pulling federal funding to force compliance with new directives and rapid shifts in policy.
    Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As for Franklin, his next move could go in a number of directions.
    Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Follow the label directions and spray in the late afternoon or early evening when the armyworms are active and feeding.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Instead, the court used the case to issue a ruling in June limiting the power of lower courts to issue nationwide injunctions, a victory for the administration.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The court also did so in the battle over the president’s birthright citizenship restrictions, ultimately ruling 6-3 that judges couldn’t issue universal injunctions blocking the policy.
    Ella Lee, The Hill, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Commandments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commandments. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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