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
Others rely on voice dictation to record shower thoughts and capture dreams each morning in new chat threads.
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Gelila, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
At the time, Apple said only a small portion of data was shared to help improve Siri and dictation.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 1 July 2025
Siri and dictation data also represent additional ways a person's Apple TV usage might be unexpectedly analyzed to fuel Apple's business.
—ArsTechnica, 1 June 2025
Eavesdroppers can’t hear the dictation from the user, nor the computer’s response.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Feb. 2019
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Gelila, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
At the time, Apple said only a small portion of data was shared to help improve Siri and dictation.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 1 July 2025
Siri and dictation data also represent additional ways a person's Apple TV usage might be unexpectedly analyzed to fuel Apple's business.
—ArsTechnica, 1 June 2025
Eavesdroppers can’t hear the dictation from the user, nor the computer’s response.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Feb. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dictation
Noun
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Under the rule, the agency could ask for facial images, iris scans, finger and palm prints, voice prints and even DNA.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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Students already in medical school who have taken out federal loans before the new rules take effect on July 1 will be exempted from the cap.—
Tribune News Service,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Researchers noted that men often rely on emotional suppression, while women tend to be more emotionally expressive but can become overwhelmed when caregiving demands are constant.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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God-fearing Florentines initially banned Arabic numerals, but suppression rarely works, particularly if a new technology is capturing people’s imaginations.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Most bulbs should be planted pointy side up because the stem and leaves emerge from this end, but check the label for specific instructions.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
10 Nov. 2025
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Instead, customers will have to follow a set of instructions to claim the platform's financial promise.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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At a moment of increasing niche-ification of the news media business, Axel Springer is running in the opposite direction.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Automation can go in either of these directions; that’s why the task of the left is to create social and cultural conditions in which the benign and constructive aspects of technology and automation are primary.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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These syndicates are part of the same criminal economy that funds military airstrikes and repression.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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There are other signs that Iran’s previously relentless social repression is beginning to relax.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The world’s largest battery-electric ship is now testing the limits of what megawatt-scale charging and battery storage can do.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
6 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, Pixelsnap magnetic charging slides neatly into your routine, and on-device AI perks keep common tasks quick and surprisingly helpful.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Universal landed the project in a bidding war in 2024, with producers including Steven Spielberg, Simon Kinberg, Audrey Chon and Scott Glassgold.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, a Delaware judge said at an emergency hearing on Tuesday that there is currently no need for a court to grant Pfizer's request to get involved in its bidding war with Novo Nordisk, Reuters reported.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Bertha Coombs,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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No prohibition had been announced, but they would never be allowed to join a guild.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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In Margaret Atwood’s chilling dystopian novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, the founders of the Republic of Gilead legislate a blanket prohibition on women’s employment and the seizure of their personal savings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Dictation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dictation. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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