as in ordered
to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority
the new supervisor decreed that thenceforth coffee breaks would have a 15-minute limit
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Recent Examples of decreed
But the update also decreed that new rooftop solar customers would no longer be credited at the retail rate of electricity when their systems generated surplus energy.
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Deihm had decreed that the Centennial Safe be opened by the President of the United States on the nation’s two-hundredth birthday, in 1976.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Ginsburg decreed that a hot dog was, in fact, a sandwich.
—Emily Heil The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
Christian theology decreed that God must be greater than any of his creations — the only true infinity, bigger than any number.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 25 Feb. 2026
For over half-a-century, Moore’s Law has decreed that compute doubles every 18 months or so.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
Unfortunately, this does mean that doing laundry may take a little longer now that the experts have decreed that not only should bath and hand towels be washed separately from kitchen towels, but also separately from bed sheets.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
Poor Gamay started out with a bad rap because in the 14th century it was thought that wines made from Gamay grapes infected people with serious diseases and in 1395 Philip II duke of Burgundy decreed that all Gamay vines should be destroyed.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2026
An outrageous ambition, given that he was stuck in an outpost whose end had been decreed a few months earlier by the very men who had created and funded it.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Deihm had decreed that the Centennial Safe be opened by the President of the United States on the nation’s two-hundredth birthday, in 1976.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Ginsburg decreed that a hot dog was, in fact, a sandwich.
—Emily Heil The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
Christian theology decreed that God must be greater than any of his creations — the only true infinity, bigger than any number.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 25 Feb. 2026
For over half-a-century, Moore’s Law has decreed that compute doubles every 18 months or so.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
Unfortunately, this does mean that doing laundry may take a little longer now that the experts have decreed that not only should bath and hand towels be washed separately from kitchen towels, but also separately from bed sheets.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
Poor Gamay started out with a bad rap because in the 14th century it was thought that wines made from Gamay grapes infected people with serious diseases and in 1395 Philip II duke of Burgundy decreed that all Gamay vines should be destroyed.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2026
An outrageous ambition, given that he was stuck in an outpost whose end had been decreed a few months earlier by the very men who had created and funded it.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decreed
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Justin Ward, 34, of Lombard, was ordered held pending trial at a Saturday hearing.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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The judge ordered her to have a C-section, and doctors wheeled her into surgery.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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The officials requested anonymity to outline the details of the orders before their signing, saying that other federal regulations would add even more for participants.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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The bombers requested $3 million and a helicopter within 24 hours.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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