ordaining

present participle of ordain
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as in ordering
to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority a new bill that would ordain the funding of public schools through state lottery revenues

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Verb
  • An English menu makes ordering easy.
    Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Pocketalk's Miller believes that the potential of the technology goes far beyond a tourist ordering a glass of wine in France.
    Kif Leswing, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With only a tiny tax-credit ESA program, Missouri has lagged behind other red states in enacting robust school-choice policies.
    Kerry McDonald, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Little wonder authoritarian states were spurred by the Arab Spring into enacting draconian internet controls.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The vote was conducted by secret ballot; two Republicans voted against her, dooming her effort.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • More than 6,800 people had signed a petition requesting that the faculty prevent Kirk from speaking at a similar event at Utah State University.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Regardless, the violation prompted officials in Vilnius, the capital, to write to NATO requesting assistance in defending against Russian aircraft.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This has become the norm, with the club’s outstanding start appearing more like the aberration with each passing day.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Granite Hills had just 59 yards passing at the break with 21 of those coming on the last play of the half.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Ordaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordaining. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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