1
as in decree
an order publicly issued by an authority
the school board's edict put a new student dress code into effect
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as in instruction
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
this household's edict of long standing: no television until all homework has been completed
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Recent Examples of edict
With that edict approved, Rosemary connected with Bernardine Dohrn, whom Rosemary called Pam, and visited a wig store in San Francisco.
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Susannah Cahalan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
That edict included most of the 145% levies on Chinese imports.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
Rivers continued to wear business clothes, including dresses, in court for the next seven months, insisting Holmes’ edict had not gone through the agency’s formal policymaking process, the decision states.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Doctors and other health care providers across the VA have been left scrambling and short-staffed amid an ever-shifting series of cuts, hiring freezes and other edicts from the White House.
—Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 6 May 2025
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Susannah Cahalan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
That edict included most of the 145% levies on Chinese imports.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
Rivers continued to wear business clothes, including dresses, in court for the next seven months, insisting Holmes’ edict had not gone through the agency’s formal policymaking process, the decision states.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Doctors and other health care providers across the VA have been left scrambling and short-staffed amid an ever-shifting series of cuts, hiring freezes and other edicts from the White House.
—Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for edict
Noun
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The decrees are legal agreements mandating changes overseen by both a federal court and an independent monitor.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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The company’s claim that Lightfoot’s pandemic decree cost it millions comes despite the fact a Tribune investigation found the city issued more than 35,000 parking tickets during the time the mayor told motorists they wouldn’t get dinged for parking at expired meters.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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The star — who is also a dad to daughters Della Rose Joel, 9, and Remy Anne Joel, 7, with wife Alexis Roderick — is undergoing specific physical therapy under his doctor's instructions.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Clear instructions are included, no tools are required and this should be a five or 10 minute exercise that only needs to be done once.—
Brad Moon,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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In exchange for a deal allowing smoother trade in food products, Britain could agree to align its standards with Europe, change relevant laws when Brussels does and accept rulings from the European Court of Justice, the bloc’s top legal authority.—
Jeanna Smialek,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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Of 276 opinions in which there was a ruling on the first factor, there were only five where that did not align with the outcome.—
Peter J Reilly,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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After Trump issued an executive order calling for the effective shuttering of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, DOGE took part in carrying out that directive.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
17 May 2025
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a vocal critic of the prior inclusion policy, tied the new directive to broader cultural goals.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises residents in areas with excessive heat to wear light clothing, drink lots of water, use their air conditioning and avoid from exerting themselves outside in order to prevent heat exhaustion or heat stroke.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Due to the sheer size of Berkshire's equity portfolio, recently standing at some $275 billion worth of stock, any bet would usually have to amount to billions of dollars in order to have an effect on returns, and that could easily take months to build.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
18 May 2025
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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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One basis point is equivalent to 0.01%, and yields and prices move in opposite directions.—
Brian Evans,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
14 May 2025
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In the face of a historic number of injunctions from activist judges, ICE, CBP, and the U.S. Coast Guard have made historic progress to carryout President Trump's promise of arresting and deporting aliens who have invaded our country.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Nearly a month later, a judge issued an injunction preventing the city from enforcing its camping ban against people who can’t find shelter, as well as from seizing and throwing away people’s belongings.—
Nicole Santa Cruz,
ProPublica,
23 May 2025
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Brooker’s commandment is to worship no idols, most especially of the American variety. 10.—
Charles Bramesco,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2025
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Judaism teaches that participating in war in certain circumstances is a commandment, on par with observing Yom Kippur, keeping Shabbat or kosher and any other Biblical commandment.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
25 Nov. 2024
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“Edict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edict. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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