as in instruction
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
the boss left behind a list of commandments for running the office while he was away
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Recent Examples of commandment
For observant Jews, keeping kosher is not only a way of life but a commandment.
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Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
In 2022, a Supreme Court decision related to a Washington state high school football coach who lost his job for praying on the field cleared the way for the commandments to hang in classrooms again, King said.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2025
Ahead of the final vote on Sunday, former teacher James Talarico, a Democratic state representative, pointed out that the bill's sponsor, Candy Noble, a Republican, had actually broken a commandment by compelling the House to work on the Sabbath.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Brooker’s commandment is to worship no idols, most especially of the American variety.
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—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
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Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
In 2022, a Supreme Court decision related to a Washington state high school football coach who lost his job for praying on the field cleared the way for the commandments to hang in classrooms again, King said.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2025
Ahead of the final vote on Sunday, former teacher James Talarico, a Democratic state representative, pointed out that the bill's sponsor, Candy Noble, a Republican, had actually broken a commandment by compelling the House to work on the Sabbath.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Brooker’s commandment is to worship no idols, most especially of the American variety.
10.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commandment
Noun
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Residents were advised to heed official warnings throughout the severe weather cycle and stay alert for any additional storm advisories or emergency instructions.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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The only instructions for the theater audience that night will be to get their butts in the seats before curtain.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Even states seen as safer for LGBTQ+ people have been navigating these edicts around trans athletes.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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The edict: get as many AI features into the operating system as possible.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 May 2025
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By Sunday, as images of burning self-driving cars and confrontations near the downtown federal detention center spread across social media, Trump issued a presidential order deploying 2,000 National Guard troops.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 June 2025
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In an order issued last Friday, U.S. District Judge James C. Dever III sided with the NCAA and rejected Coley’s motion for a preliminary injunction.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 June 2025
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Related Stories Judge James C. Chalfant issued a ruling Wednesday denying Disney’s motion for an injunction after a hearing in the matter earlier in the day.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
4 June 2025
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The five departing schools could seek an injunction preventing the other seven from making decisions that impact them for 2025-26, their last year in the conference.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2025
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Presumably, there will be a clear directive from the new boss to utilise these games to implement his tactics and kick off his tenure with a signature win.—
Brett Koremenos,
New York Times,
12 June 2025
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Perhaps the most telling objectives of the Trump administration’s sweeping directives have been orders issued to a number of major law firms in the United States.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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His regular-season numbers are astonishing, but so are his postseason stats… in the opposite direction.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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This would entail Lopez heading to the English capital and Christopher Nkunku travelling in the opposite direction to its Catalan counterpart.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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“Commandment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commandment. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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