as in forbidding
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as in ordering
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 Synonyms for decreeing
Verb
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The Hamilton County Coroner's Office is requesting help finding the relatives of a man who died this week.—
Erin Couch,
The Enquirer,
24 Dec. 2024 -
But community members argue that’s no less offensive and are requesting another change.—
Lorraine Mirabella,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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But at - if - the - the government should not be mandating those.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2025
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If mandating fewer students in each class effectively requires the hiring of an unknown number of dud instructors, how do students benefit?—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Harvick raised his voice about why the appeals process hadn't been made public, asking what is there to hide.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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The plaintiffs are asking the court to block the administration’s order, which puts Haitians at risk of being returned to a country overrun by deadly gangs.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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If cell phone radio waves are interfering with headsets, pilots can usually still hear instructions from the control tower, but the audio could be less clear.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2025
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Follow a healthcare provider's recommendations or label instructions when taking matcha.—
Ross Phan,
Verywell Health,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Trump retaliated by announcing punishing tariffs and a sweeping prohibition on U.S. visas for Colombian officials.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
8 May 2025
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Like DeSantis, state legislators in support of the prohibition called it a matter of personal choice and pointed out that most toothpastes and many mouthwashes contain fluoride.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2025
Noun
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The health system is one of the largest Epic shops in the country, and will co-develop an AI dictation feature directly within the electronic health record—merging Suki's ambient and dictation capabilities into a single solution.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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In any case, paradigm-shifting functionality such as ambient documentation summarization implies a certain level of disruptive change, as existing tech vendors and healthcare providers must supersede their existing dictation systems to fully embrace the new technology.—
Melody Brue,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Alonso’s system typically employed a back three, leaving the wing-backs large amounts to cover in both directions.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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These aneurysms tend to develop in areas where blood vessels branch off in two directions.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
14 May 2025
Noun
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The essence of the Lost Cause was that the Civil War was not lost and could yet be won by new forms of racial proscription; for white supremacists, the Jim Crow era of disfranchisement, segregation, and one-party Democratic rule in the South was that promise vindicated.—
Made by History,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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Rasoulof shifts his tale into a cautionary proscription that is artful and mythic.—
Armond White,
National Review,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Decreeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decreeing. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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