DICTATIONS Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

dictations

noun

plural of dictation

as in instructions

arbitrary command The populace began to protest against the dictation of the occupying government

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Noun

He's put together a Kickstarter campaign to fund this project; backers will receive STL files for 3D printing most of the components, along with a separate list of parts and assembly instructions to put the whole thing together on your own.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2026
Asked by the judge for her view on a proper response, prosecutor Madeline Jones suggested that the judge direct the jury to refer to its instructions and continue to deliberate.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of instructions

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Republicans in two red states couldn’t convince voters to change election rules to make their party stronger.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026
However, borrowers who took out federal loans on or after July 1, 2026, face different repayment rules under the new federal student loan framework.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of rules

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The Aries Moon in your 2nd House of Resources squares Mercury in your 5th House of Pleasure, so money, desire, creativity, or romance could pull your attention in different directions.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2026
The challenge is that the short and long-run effects may point to opposite policy directions.

— David Zhang, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of directions

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Suno has also strengthened prohibitions against this kind of misuse in an update to its usage policy.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026
Of those 125 prohibitions, officials now say 46 have disappeared entirely, and 35 have had their operating conditions relaxed.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026

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