as in ordered
to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority
the new supervisor decreed that thenceforth coffee breaks would have a 15-minute limit
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Recent Examples of decreed
The organization’s board of governors decreed that the only sorts of performances that will be eligible for acting Oscars are those credited in a film’s legal billing and demonstrably performed by humans with their consent.
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Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026
After Britain’s exit, the EU decreed that member states can also use the word marmalade for non-citrus fruit spreads, as long as the type of fruit involved is identified.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
The judge decreed that CBP must begin the process of paying back the IEEPA tariffs to the more than 330,000 importers that paid them.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026
The spectacle was sufficiently embarrassing that the Prime Minister decreed within a week that executions would theretofore be hidden behind prison doors.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
But the update also decreed that new rooftop solar customers would no longer be credited at the retail rate of electricity when their systems generated surplus energy.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Regulators decreed setbacks from wells be at least 2,000 feet.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
Ginsburg decreed that a hot dog was, in fact, a sandwich.
—Emily Heil The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
Christian theology decreed that God must be greater than any of his creations — the only true infinity, bigger than any number.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 25 Feb. 2026
Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026
After Britain’s exit, the EU decreed that member states can also use the word marmalade for non-citrus fruit spreads, as long as the type of fruit involved is identified.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
The judge decreed that CBP must begin the process of paying back the IEEPA tariffs to the more than 330,000 importers that paid them.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026
The spectacle was sufficiently embarrassing that the Prime Minister decreed within a week that executions would theretofore be hidden behind prison doors.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
But the update also decreed that new rooftop solar customers would no longer be credited at the retail rate of electricity when their systems generated surplus energy.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Regulators decreed setbacks from wells be at least 2,000 feet.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
Ginsburg decreed that a hot dog was, in fact, a sandwich.
—Emily Heil The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
Christian theology decreed that God must be greater than any of his creations — the only true infinity, bigger than any number.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decreed
Verb
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The man continued moving around inside the fountain even as police ordered him to get out, according to the outlet.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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The court also ordered them to pay Djena nearly three hundred thousand dollars in restitution.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Verb
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City officials requested to extend X Street’s lease about three to five years, wrote Caltrans spokesperson Dennis Keaton.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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Brown’s attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, requested that Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez hold Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu in contempt of court after Nantambu did not appear for a Zoom deposition on Wednesday.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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