as in rule
arbitrary command
The populace began to protest against the dictation of the occupying government
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Recent Examples of dictation
The company finally combines its voice dictation product with the ambient listening solution.
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David Chou, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
There were also separate employees to do in-office dictation.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
In addition to cutting funds for PBS and NPR, Trump has, via executive order, threatened to defund elite universities, including Harvard, that refuse to take government dictation over curriculum and hiring policies.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
With over 4 billion clinical notes and rich metadata, OMNY’s data trove unlocks insights buried deep in unstructured formats like physician dictations, discharge summaries, and imaging reports.
—Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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David Chou, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
There were also separate employees to do in-office dictation.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
In addition to cutting funds for PBS and NPR, Trump has, via executive order, threatened to defund elite universities, including Harvard, that refuse to take government dictation over curriculum and hiring policies.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
With over 4 billion clinical notes and rich metadata, OMNY’s data trove unlocks insights buried deep in unstructured formats like physician dictations, discharge summaries, and imaging reports.
—Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dictation
Noun
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What if my neighbor doesn't follow Milwaukee's rules about weeds and grass?—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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Her charges, as a rule, have been greatly comforted in their final moments.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
24 July 2025
Noun
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The fire suppression efforts involve 15 engines, eight water tenders, one helicopter, two dozers and six hand crews.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
28 July 2025
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In the past, joy was often about external achievement or emotional suppression.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
Noun
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Opt-in systems are most effective when paired with instruction about disasters and how to respond to warnings, Sellnow said, making education a crucial responsibility of local governments.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Ripa's follow-up instructions, however, sent him off the deep end.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard closed at Loop 101 Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard in Scottsdale was scheduled to close in both directions at Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) from 9 p.m. July 25 to 5 a.m. July 28 for a widening project, according to ADOT.—
Olivia Rose,
AZCentral.com,
26 July 2025
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Cosmic rays bounce across the universe in all directions, meaning Earth is bombarded from all sides by trillions of them.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
25 July 2025
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Among them, the Baluch people of Sistan and Baluchestan face one of the most brutal forms of internal repression.—
Jila Andalib,
Hartford Courant,
28 July 2025
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And during the Cold War, from 1955 to 1957, Fort Dix housed Hungarian refugees fleeing Soviet repression.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 July 2025
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The act also outlines requirements and prohibitions for companies conducting business in Texas or producing a product or service consumed by Texas residents.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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While many changes to Medicaid are scheduled to take effect in the coming years, one immediate effect is a one-year prohibition on Medicaid funding for reproductive health care providers that perform abortions.—
Dené K. Dryden,
Twin Cities,
29 July 2025
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“Dictation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dictation. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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