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
His income without the funds totals $6,790 after taxes, per the filing, which also states he is mandated to pay King $6,500 per month following their separation.
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2026
The title, from which the band also draws its name, describes the pay bump workers are mandated to get in times of economic flux, setting the table for the band’s ever-unsparing critiques of life under capitalism.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
The rule would have mandated better monitoring at the fence lines of Formosa Plastics and other plants.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 8 May 2026
Colorado voters in 2020 narrowly approved the reintroduction of the native species and mandated that CPW create a self-sustaining population.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
Texas Tech students, faculty, staff and members of the public gathered Thursday morning, May 7, on the university campus in Lubbock, Texas, to protest the academic censorship mandated by the state and enforced by university leadership.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Unlike other technology offerings from the corporate parent, Wyndham Connect and the AI functionality isn’t mandated.
—John Kell, Fortune, 6 May 2026
The agency is on the clock with its investigations, mandated by the state to complete accident investigations within six months, and, sources said, delays affect its ability to assess fines and determine criminality, and may have harmed families ability to receive restitution.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
The new coin battery also comes in child-resistant packaging as mandated by law, has a nontoxic food dye that turns blue when a battery comes into contact with saliva and also has a bitter-tasting coating that may help deter swallowing, according to Energizer.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2026
The title, from which the band also draws its name, describes the pay bump workers are mandated to get in times of economic flux, setting the table for the band’s ever-unsparing critiques of life under capitalism.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
The rule would have mandated better monitoring at the fence lines of Formosa Plastics and other plants.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 8 May 2026
Colorado voters in 2020 narrowly approved the reintroduction of the native species and mandated that CPW create a self-sustaining population.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
Texas Tech students, faculty, staff and members of the public gathered Thursday morning, May 7, on the university campus in Lubbock, Texas, to protest the academic censorship mandated by the state and enforced by university leadership.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Unlike other technology offerings from the corporate parent, Wyndham Connect and the AI functionality isn’t mandated.
—John Kell, Fortune, 6 May 2026
The agency is on the clock with its investigations, mandated by the state to complete accident investigations within six months, and, sources said, delays affect its ability to assess fines and determine criminality, and may have harmed families ability to receive restitution.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
The new coin battery also comes in child-resistant packaging as mandated by law, has a nontoxic food dye that turns blue when a battery comes into contact with saliva and also has a bitter-tasting coating that may help deter swallowing, according to Energizer.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandated
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An investigator from the NTSB will be at Newark airport on Monday and United has been ordered to secure the cockpit voice recorder, as well as the flight data recorder for the investigation.—
Clara McMichael,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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Gabehart’s actions likely qualified as misappropriation of trade secrets, according to Rodriguez, who ordered Gabehart to stop using JGR confidential information or trade secrets and to return materials in his possession.—
Chase Jordan
May 4,
Charlotte Observer,
4 May 2026
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The check was requested by a relative after friends and family had not heard from the victims, officials said.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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His defense attorneys argued media coverage has been largely prejudicial to Robinson and requested that cameras be excluded from the courtroom.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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If companies want to build data centers, for example, they should be required not only to absorb any electricity-cost increases but also to pay for upgrades to our grid infrastructure.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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City staffers are required to get approval before their travel begins, not after, but those expenses were included among more than two dozen expense reports from the mayor’s office, which were approved without discussion.—
Jeff Abell,
Baltimore Sun,
7 May 2026
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“Mandated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandated. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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