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Recent Examples of ukase The restrictions that remain from that March 2020 ukase will wind down in February, at Garcetti’s request and with the council’s vote. Patt Morrisoncolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022 Government by executive ukase. Christopher Demuth, WSJ, 12 Nov. 2021 To be clear, the Pennsylvania court’s post–November 3 ballot-counting ukase has not been validated. Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 3 Nov. 2020 After a brief sitting this week, under Johnson’s ukase, Parliament was not scheduled to meet again until Oct. 14, leaving him with a lot of unaccountable power. E.j. Dionne Jr., The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2019 Trump must have felt quite confident in issuing his ukase. Garrett Epps, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ukase
Noun
  • Signed by President Claudia Sheinbaum, last week’s decree said that finished footwear products imported into Mexico utilizing IMMEX grew by a whopping 159 percent in volume and more than 60 percent in value year over year in 2024.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
  • As the decrees were lifted, most districts went back to allowing communities and housing patterns to dictate the racial makeup of schools.
    Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The edict is also risky, potentially giving viewers the sense that Brennan is less able to question or challenge her guests — one of the main elements of TV’s Sunday political shows that bring viewers to them in the first place.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Ever since, as the Taliban returned to power, once again issuing edicts to suppress women and girls, the clinic and its 34-year-old midwife Atifa have continued to provide a lifeline for mothers and young children.
    Elise Blanchard, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Google to challenge order Google criticized the ruling and plans to appeal.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Reporting on the ruling noted the panel did not identify who applied the fatal pressure or establish a definitive motive.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Employees were not subjected to random pat searches despite a clear BOP directive.
    Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The directive does not have an expiration date.
    Connor Greene, Time, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Ukase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ukase. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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