as in rule
arbitrary command
The populace began to protest against the dictation of the occupying government
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Recent Examples of dictation
Inspiration comes at her over multiple channels, and dictation from the Muse seems not to be one of them.
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Matthew Gurewitsch, airmail.news, 8 Feb. 2025
Certain advanced features, like replying to notifications with voice dictation, may be limited to Android phones.
—Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
People across Ukraine sit and listen to a dictation of a famous work by a Ukrainian author.
—Michael Robinson Chávez, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025
Once a year a national dictation event is held.
—Michael Robinson Chávez, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025
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Matthew Gurewitsch, airmail.news, 8 Feb. 2025
Certain advanced features, like replying to notifications with voice dictation, may be limited to Android phones.
—Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
People across Ukraine sit and listen to a dictation of a famous work by a Ukrainian author.
—Michael Robinson Chávez, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025
Once a year a national dictation event is held.
—Michael Robinson Chávez, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dictation
Noun
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Israeli military rule would last nearly four decades, during which Hamas emerged as a splinter of the Muslim Brotherhood movement in the 1980s, until a 2005 disengagement.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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Naturally, this rule tends not to apply to celebrities.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Their scorching hot start has been the result of a long lineup, run suppression and an energetic style of play that wears out other teams on both sides of the ball.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2025
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The film highlights many issues that remain relevant even decades after the case - the suppression of the media and misuse of laws to crush dissent.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Murphy brought the jury back into the courtroom and read them the Allen charge, a set of instructions given to a jury that believe it’s deadlocked.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
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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Navigators calculate their position by keeping track of their starting point, direction, speed and time at sea.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
14 May 2025
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While the 'legitimate interest' assessment is always a multi-factor test, all factors seem to point in the wrong direction for Meta.—
Ashley Belanger – May 14,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2025
Noun
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That leaves ‘financial repression’ - forcing US citizens or their agents (pension funds, insurance companies, banks) to hold US Treasuries.—
Kevin Coldiron,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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Foreign students appear to have replaced the immigrant union leaders of the 1950s as the targets of government repression.—
Rick Baldoz,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 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
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“Dictation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dictation. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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