as in approval
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as in ordering
to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority
the president of the sports league has mandated drug testing for all active members
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Recent Examples of mandating
CBS News, 13 Apr. 2025
If mandating fewer students in each class effectively requires the hiring of an unknown number of dud instructors, how do students benefit?
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
While there are trade-offs, companies must carefully weigh the pros and cons of mandating employees to work from the office.
—Avetis Antaplyan, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Second, mandating end-to-end cryptographic signatures, and third, explicitly prohibiting personal devices for business use, are two additional steps that can help separate legitimate communication from scams.
—Kevin Korte, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In 1976, voters passed a ballot initiative that prohibited the State Board of Health from mandating the addition of fluoride or other medicines to public water supplies and required local voters to pass an initiative to add them.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
The settlement would put national NIL guidelines in place, mandating the recording of any third-party NIL payments over $600 to a clearinghouse run by the accounting firm Deloitte (more on that later).
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Such proposals are designed to prevent payment processors from assessing interchange fees on the full transaction, typically mandating that payment processors exclude sales tax before assessing interchange fees.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
In addition to filing legislation mandating that payment processors deduct sales tax prior to assessing interchange fees (HB 4124/SB 2026), Texas lawmakers have also introduced related legislation (HB 4061/SB 2056) mandating disclosure of fee agreements between retailers and payment processors.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
But at - if - the - the government should not be mandating those.
—CBS News, 13 Apr. 2025
If mandating fewer students in each class effectively requires the hiring of an unknown number of dud instructors, how do students benefit?
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
While there are trade-offs, companies must carefully weigh the pros and cons of mandating employees to work from the office.
—Avetis Antaplyan, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Second, mandating end-to-end cryptographic signatures, and third, explicitly prohibiting personal devices for business use, are two additional steps that can help separate legitimate communication from scams.
—Kevin Korte, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In 1976, voters passed a ballot initiative that prohibited the State Board of Health from mandating the addition of fluoride or other medicines to public water supplies and required local voters to pass an initiative to add them.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
The settlement would put national NIL guidelines in place, mandating the recording of any third-party NIL payments over $600 to a clearinghouse run by the accounting firm Deloitte (more on that later).
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Such proposals are designed to prevent payment processors from assessing interchange fees on the full transaction, typically mandating that payment processors exclude sales tax before assessing interchange fees.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
In addition to filing legislation mandating that payment processors deduct sales tax prior to assessing interchange fees (HB 4124/SB 2026), Texas lawmakers have also introduced related legislation (HB 4061/SB 2056) mandating disclosure of fee agreements between retailers and payment processors.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandating
Noun
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The water company serving most of the Boise area just won approval to raise its rates.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
3 June 2025
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The bestselling book The Courage to Be Disliked reinforces this truth, showing how freedom comes from accepting yourself rather than seeking others' approval.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Dutch, by contrast, has raised $43 million from Forerunner Ventures, Eclipse Ventures, and Bling Capital to build a full-stack, AI-first telehealth platform—including its own EMR, prescription infrastructure, and direct-to-consumer membership model.—
Sindhya Valloppillil,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Qasem Hassan held her hand, which was trembling, and wrote out a prescription for her.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
Verb
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The Hamilton County Coroner's Office is requesting help finding the relatives of a man who died this week.—
Erin Couch,
The Enquirer,
24 Dec. 2024
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By letter of December 13, the court accelerated the briefing schedule, requesting a final response by December 19.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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In Florida, Our Children’s Trust brought its latest case because there still are provisions in the law requiring state agencies to prioritize renewable energy, Rodgers said.—
Amy Green,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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California's Regulatory Actions California revised its Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) targets, now requiring that 60% of electricity be generated from renewable sources by 2030, as a step towards its 2045 goal of 100% clean energy.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Harvick raised his voice about why the appeals process hadn't been made public, asking what is there to hide.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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This prompted one Keller parent to sue the school board, asking a judge to intervene in the split and prevent the board from future violations of the law.—
Cody Copeland and,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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By mapping who has access to what and why, these tools help identify unnecessary permissions, enforce least-privilege access and eliminate redundancies (full disclosure: Gathid offers this solution).—
Leslie Milne,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Reddit sued Anthropic on Wednesday, accusing the startup of training its artificial intelligence (AI) models on the popular forum without permission.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
5 June 2025
Noun
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There is some irony that the lawmakers working on the bill with preliminary votes on both Saturday and Sunday, the Jewish Sabbath and the Christian Sabbath, violated the commandment to keep the Sabbath day holy.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2025
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The sponsor of the bill, state Rep. Candy Noble (R), said the Ten Commandments are foundational to the American educational and judicial systems, arguing the commandments were cited favorably in more than 500 court cases.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
25 May 2025
Noun
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Musk’s company Neuralink is also dependent upon FDA approval and clearances for its human trials of its brain-computer interface device.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
6 June 2025
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The Trump Administration ordered VA doctors and scientists not to publish in journals without first seeking clearance from political appointees, the latest effort to restrict federal researchers’ publications.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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“Mandating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandating. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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