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
Transistorized electronics furthered miniaturization and made dictation machines much more portable.
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IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2026
Rads themselves will tell you that note dictation is the real grunt work.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Perplexity features both text-to-speech for dictation and voice chat functionality.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
Others rely on voice dictation to record shower thoughts and capture dreams each morning in new chat threads.
—Gelila, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2026
Rads themselves will tell you that note dictation is the real grunt work.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Perplexity features both text-to-speech for dictation and voice chat functionality.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
Others rely on voice dictation to record shower thoughts and capture dreams each morning in new chat threads.
—Gelila, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dictation
Noun
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Under the rules of the International Olympic Committee and IAAF (now World Athletics), track and field’s global governing body, athletes were prohibited from receiving money for their sport.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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Both populous nations had formerly been under British colonial rule and were now independent; the British government, led by Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, had an interest in maintaining good relations.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Doing so can result in severe nausea, dizziness, and hypoglycemia due to the suppression of appetite caused by GLP-1's slowing down of gastric emptying, Abdullah said.—
Mira Miller,
Verywell Health,
16 Apr. 2026
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The West’s forests are also suffering under a century of fire suppression policy.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
15 Apr. 2026
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The team also gave Luna a series of initial instructions, including pre-launch priorities like hiring an employee to run the store’s day-to-day operations, deciding what the store should sell and ordering inventory.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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Instead, what the court addressed was a single jury instruction, charting several paths forward — including fixing that instruction and trying the case again.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2026
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Previously unproven players like Neemias Queta, Baylor Scheierman, Jordan Walsh, Luka Garza and rookie Hugo Gonzalez all enjoyed career years under Mazzulla’s direction.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
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People are different; their experiences might have little overlap; their values pull in competing directions.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The political controversy Thursday coincided with a day of repression in Caracas.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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The choice Iran faces If Iran’s leadership uses this moment only to consolidate power, intensify repression, and sell military endurance as victory, the ceasefire will merely delay the next internal and external crisis.—
Pegah Banihashemi,
Time,
10 Apr. 2026
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These industries require batteries that are lightweight, incredibly safe, and capable of rapid charging.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
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Battery life is rated for up to 240 minutes at 1080p, with fast charging reaching 80% in around 18 minutes.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Apr. 2026
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Rams owner Stan Kroenke, who lost out in the Dodgers’ bidding in 2012, surrounded the Rams’ Inglewood stadium and Woodland Hills training site with major development and could consider replicating those successes in Anaheim.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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That strategy was vindicated in December 2024 when – following an uncontested bidding process – FIFA formally confirmed Saudi Arabia as the World Cup host for 2034, the first time the nation had ever hosted a flagship international sports tournament.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The White House did not immediately respond to a question about whether the prohibition spans both offensive and defensive strikes.—
Melanie Lidman,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Some educators are expanding technology prohibitions even further by dropping laptops from their classrooms, too.—
Melanie Asmar,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Dictation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dictation. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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