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
This has been a rookie tradition for years, decreed by veteran Courtland Sutton and enforced upon Troy Franklin and Devaughn Vele last year.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2025
In February 2024, the Brazilian Supreme Court decreed her pretrial detention.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
But that’s what happened in 2018 when King Mswati III decreed that Swaziland was changing its name to Eswatini.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2025
In February 2024, the Brazilian Supreme Court decreed her pretrial detention.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
But that’s what happened in 2018 when King Mswati III decreed that Swaziland was changing its name to Eswatini.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decreed
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There, a mechanic began repairs on the car, but was ordered to stop because of the ongoing court arguments over the car.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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On Friday, two federal judges ordered SNAP benefits to be paid from the department's contingency fund, but confusion continued over the issue Tuesday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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After the couple handed Clarkson a paper with their vows and requested her to read it, the three-time Grammy Award winner joked that she wasn’t officially allowed to officiate.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Her mother requested ketamine treatment, explaining that infusions of the drug had helped Maya in the past; hospital staff reported Beata to the Department of Children and Families, and she was accused of Munchausen syndrome by proxy.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Decreed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decreed. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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