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- my doctor used all of these medical words that I didn't understand
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- people who believe that the Bible is the literal word of God
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- what's the latest word on the airplane crash?
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- I give you my word that I won't try to escape
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- the troops waited for their commanding officer to give the word
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- behest,
- charge,
- command,
- commandment,
- decree,
- dictate,
- direction,
- directive,
- do,
- edict,
- imperative,
- injunction,
- instruction,
- order
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- don't tell anyone I told you about the shake-up, but that's the word right now
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- "What's the word?" demanded the sentry
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- are there truer words than "never look a gift horse in the mouth"?
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- tried to word the declaration exactly right
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