as in ordered
to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority
the president of the sports league has mandated drug testing for all active members
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Recent Examples of mandated
The ordinance called for a minimum of 250 feet from a neighbor’s home for all home shooting ranges, unless the neighbor gave special permission, and mandated an appropriate backstop.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
Victor Wembanyama will travel with the San Antonio Spurs to Portland for games this weekend while continuing to complete the steps mandated by the league's concussion protocol.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
The project is among numerous ongoing stormwater and sewer line separation projects that the Unified Government is federally mandated to complete in coming years.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
All crew members across the National Geographic Lindblad fleet in the Galápagos are Ecuadorian and Galapagueño, as mandated by Ecuador’s law.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The military first mandated the flu vaccine in 1945, and it’s been consistently required since the early 1950s.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 22 Apr. 2026
Schools have been preparing for this for months, as this year is the first that all districts were mandated to administer the tests online.
—Lauren Linder, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Most of the IPOs that took place last year were IPOs that were mandated in 2023 or 2024.
—Clay Chandler, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
After Wells Fargo mandated a return-to-office policy in 2022 for three days a week, Arbuckle asked to work from home permanently instead of working uptown.
—Chase Jordan
april 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
Victor Wembanyama will travel with the San Antonio Spurs to Portland for games this weekend while continuing to complete the steps mandated by the league's concussion protocol.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
The project is among numerous ongoing stormwater and sewer line separation projects that the Unified Government is federally mandated to complete in coming years.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
All crew members across the National Geographic Lindblad fleet in the Galápagos are Ecuadorian and Galapagueño, as mandated by Ecuador’s law.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The military first mandated the flu vaccine in 1945, and it’s been consistently required since the early 1950s.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 22 Apr. 2026
Schools have been preparing for this for months, as this year is the first that all districts were mandated to administer the tests online.
—Lauren Linder, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Most of the IPOs that took place last year were IPOs that were mandated in 2023 or 2024.
—Clay Chandler, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
After Wells Fargo mandated a return-to-office policy in 2022 for three days a week, Arbuckle asked to work from home permanently instead of working uptown.
—Chase Jordan
april 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandated
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The feds last week ordered airlines to cut hundreds of flights per day at O’Hare between mid-May and late October this year, with flights allocated based on airlines’ schedules last summer.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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The unanimous procedural decision gives the companies a new day in federal court after a state jury ordered Chevron to pay upward of $740 million to clean up damage to the state’s coastline, one of multiple similar lawsuits.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Investigators said the assault happened after a woman and her boyfriend requested an Uber to pick them up at a bar in the Denver area and take them to a home in Arvada.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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The defense requested a 5-year sentence.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Although United want to add two midfielders, doing both at a price point in the £70m-plus region — echoing their three big signings last summer — might be beyond their finances this time round, given the further squad strengthening required.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Adams was released from jail after posting a $225,000 bond but is required to wear an electronic monitoring device, local media reported.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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