1
as in decree
an order publicly issued by an authority
the school board's edict put a new student dress code into effect
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as in instruction
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
this household's edict of long standing: no television until all homework has been completed
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Recent Examples of edict
In 2003, as the United States invaded Iraq over false claims that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction, Khamenei issued a religious edict — a fatwa — declaring nuclear weapons to be forbidden under Islam.
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Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
That was despite a Spanish edict forbidding Pueblo people to possess horses.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Lee’s edict was heeded against the Washington Wizards.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
Commissioner Adam Silver delivered an edict on potential changes for the 2026-27 season to deter tanking as a whole during a general managers meeting Thursday, according to an ESPN report.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
That was despite a Spanish edict forbidding Pueblo people to possess horses.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Lee’s edict was heeded against the Washington Wizards.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
Commissioner Adam Silver delivered an edict on potential changes for the 2026-27 season to deter tanking as a whole during a general managers meeting Thursday, according to an ESPN report.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for edict
Noun
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The parties reached a settlement requiring Live Nation to pay enforcement costs and extending the decree by five and a half years to 2025.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Emancipation for Black Americans did not come through a single divine decree.—
Jesse Jackson Jr,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The MorphoScan scale comes with an instruction manual and a USB-A-to-USB-C charging cable, but no wall brick.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
5 Apr. 2026
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Gardeners should carefully read and follow label instructions and avoid applying treatments when pollinators are most active.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That motion is pending a ruling.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
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However, even if the NCPC approves the plan, the project can’t move forward due to Leon’s ruling.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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The directive also urged governments to reduce highway speed limits and recommend use of public transportation.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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The challengers' argument Cecilia Wang, the legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, argued on behalf of those challenging the president's order, three parents with children who would be impacted by the directive.—
Stefan Becket,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Coors Field has made Hall of Famers feign injuries, rookies beg for mercy, and used Lorenzen for dental floss after the Phillies devoured, in order, his curve, slider, cutter, changeup and sinker.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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When the populist demagogue Willie Stark orders Burden, journalist turned gumshoe, to dig up dirt on a local judge, Burden demurs; certainly there are no skeletons in the office of the good judge.—
Brenda Wineapple,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Smoke could be seen rising from the direction of a major UAE energy installation on March 14, in what appeared to be the latest strike targeting the Gulf’s petroleum facilities hours after the US struck Iran’s Kharg Island.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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While the morning invites a slower pace and simple pleasures, the Moon opposing chatty Mercury later can pull feelings and words in different directions.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2026
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Fort Worth and Aledo have also asked for a permanent injunction to keep Willow Park from annexing land belonging to other cities in the future.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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The union alleged the DCP violated six articles of the national master contract and requested an injunction to block the plan.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Mar. 2026
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And as for her new commandments?—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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What started out as a thrifty practice has become an unofficial commandment of Southern kitchens—don't waste one drop of tasty bacon grease.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Edict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edict. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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