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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 mandating
Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
The Berkeley City Council is mandating fireproofing homes in high-risk areas, and the legislation is starting to get some pushback in the hills.
—Amanda Hari, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
But as automakers push for looser regulations, safety advocates and some state lawmakers have called for stricter guardrails on deployment and for mandating human supervision during testing.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026
The legislation also bolsters congressional oversight of the Pentagon’s cybersecurity practices, mandating that the secretary brief the congressional defense committees on the changes no later than June 1, 2026.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 31 Dec. 2025
Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November mandating the release of the DOJ's files on Epstein.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2025
Rather than mandating universal advertiser identity verification, Meta focused on reducing how easily scam ads could be found through common search methods.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
The law mandating the report is the lone survivor of last year’s push to rein in the data-center industry.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 29 Dec. 2025
Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November, mandating the release of the investigation materials.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Verb
In February 2022 — just months before Cardenas’ death — a federal judge approved a sweeping consent decree mandating a host of reforms at the jail, many of them aimed at improving mental health treatment.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
The Berkeley City Council is mandating fireproofing homes in high-risk areas, and the legislation is starting to get some pushback in the hills.
—Amanda Hari, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
But as automakers push for looser regulations, safety advocates and some state lawmakers have called for stricter guardrails on deployment and for mandating human supervision during testing.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026
The legislation also bolsters congressional oversight of the Pentagon’s cybersecurity practices, mandating that the secretary brief the congressional defense committees on the changes no later than June 1, 2026.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 31 Dec. 2025
Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November mandating the release of the DOJ's files on Epstein.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2025
Rather than mandating universal advertiser identity verification, Meta focused on reducing how easily scam ads could be found through common search methods.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
The law mandating the report is the lone survivor of last year’s push to rein in the data-center industry.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 29 Dec. 2025
Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November, mandating the release of the investigation materials.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandating
Noun
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The satellite campus was announced in November 2021, and the university’s board of regents gave approval to move forward with construction of two buildings in May 2022.—
Samuel O'Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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Political interference in mergers and acquisitions approvals and daily operations repels foreign investment and damages confidence in market operations.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Shoppers can also get free delivery by ordering through the Wing app.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Jan. 2026
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Pizza chain Papa Johns is making a similar push, announcing this month the launch of a voice and text AI ordering agent powered by Google's Gemini platform.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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My research explores how well-meaning, but draconian, efforts to correct the abusive opioid prescription promotion practices of drug companies were followed by a nationwide explosion of overdoses from illicit opioids, again in the absence of equivalent efforts to make opioid treatment available.—
Charles LeBaron,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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With Americans increasingly dissatisfied with their government and the direction of the country, policy prescriptions once considered on the fringe are becoming part of the mainstream debate.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The two were found by Portland police in a different location from where the shooting occurred after responding to a call from a man requesting help.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Minutes later, police received a call from a different location from a man who said he’d been shot by federal officers and was requesting help, according to Day and dispatch audio.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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While the temporary jail facility will not be subject to the city ordinance requiring the standard, the permanent facility that is also planned will be.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
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Governing is a long and laborious process, requiring study, deliberation and the weighing of competing forces.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Hunt 0234 is valid on private and public lands in the Upper Peninsula and the northern Lower Peninsula, but private only in the southern Lower Peninsula, as well as Fort Custer military lands, with permission.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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At oral arguments, the justices expressed scepticism that the White House has the power to impose taxes on trade without the permission of Congress under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Now, more than 75% of people who live in the neighborhood south of Pleasant Grove High School (PGHS) and Albanian Middle School have signed a petition asking the city for help.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Both states are asking, in essence, for the courts to block ICE from enforcing some immigration law, based on the 10th Amendment.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
14 Jan. 2026
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After reviewing the farm’s seven commandments printed on the barn wall, students can examine the effects of the slight rewording of each commandment in the light of today’s reinterpretation of the Constitution.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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The commandment, or mitzvah, of Hanukkah is to light the menorah with family or friends at home.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Dec. 2025
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“Mandating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandating. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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