as in edict
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
in the cult there were injunctions for and against everything, as nothing was a matter of personal choice
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Recent Examples of injunction
Haber is asking for an immediate injunction, hoping a Miami-Dade County judge will permanently block the changes.
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Larry Seward, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Nunley extended the temporary restraining order until April 17, saying the extension would give him time to prepare a ruling on whether a longer preliminary injunction is needed.
—Rebecca Boone, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
Judge Tanya Chutkan last week declined to issue a preliminary injunction that would block the arch, MS Now reported.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
Three days after a federal judge denied the Fox request for an injunction and seriously questioned the entire basis of the suit, Fox dropped it.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2026
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Larry Seward, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Nunley extended the temporary restraining order until April 17, saying the extension would give him time to prepare a ruling on whether a longer preliminary injunction is needed.
—Rebecca Boone, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
Judge Tanya Chutkan last week declined to issue a preliminary injunction that would block the arch, MS Now reported.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
Three days after a federal judge denied the Fox request for an injunction and seriously questioned the entire basis of the suit, Fox dropped it.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for injunction
Noun
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But that edict died with him, Vaez said.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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Like most of her peers, Agnes follows her country’s various repressive edicts directed toward young women.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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While some unions have successfully bargained for the right to supplement the QR codes with pen and paper, corporate has supposedly responded to that concession by refusing to stock more order cards.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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The chain aims to finish assembling drinks within two minutes and thirty seconds from the moment an order is placed.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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That was Jeff Peterson’s directive.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Trump has ordered that all DHS employees be paid, expanding on an earlier directive.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And as for her new commandments?—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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What started out as a thrifty practice has become an unofficial commandment of Southern kitchens—don't waste one drop of tasty bacon grease.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
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But Jude’s subsequent movies have gone in a less conventional direction.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Costner's character John Dutton was later written out, a turning point that reshaped the show’s direction ahead of its final episodes.—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree on Friday that has imposed sanctions on five Russian cultural figures who are involved with organizing the Russian Pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Popov was a deputy defense minister from 2013 until June 2024, when he was dismissed by presidential decree.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Injunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injunction. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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