as in edict
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
I only made the change at the author's behest
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Recent Examples of behest
Circumstantial evidence, such as clothing, and DNA testing at the behest of his family positively identified the remains as those of Andrews in 2024.
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Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 26 May 2025
At Cruise’s behest, McQuarrie’s stunts imitate the most primitive filmmaking — not the awe-inspiring magic of Georges Méliès but the Lumière brothers’ rudimentary documentation of action.
—Armond White, National Review, 23 May 2025
Treasure hunter Luke Purdue (John Krasinski) and his team attempt to locate the fountain at the behest (and budget) of billionaire Owen Carver (Domhnall Gleeson).
—EW.com, 23 May 2025
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who has convened yet another lab-leak investigation at Trump’s behest (after many other intelligence assessments led to split results), could only dance around the matter in an interview with Megyn Kelly earlier this month.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 20 May 2025
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Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 26 May 2025
At Cruise’s behest, McQuarrie’s stunts imitate the most primitive filmmaking — not the awe-inspiring magic of Georges Méliès but the Lumière brothers’ rudimentary documentation of action.
—Armond White, National Review, 23 May 2025
Treasure hunter Luke Purdue (John Krasinski) and his team attempt to locate the fountain at the behest (and budget) of billionaire Owen Carver (Domhnall Gleeson).
—EW.com, 23 May 2025
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who has convened yet another lab-leak investigation at Trump’s behest (after many other intelligence assessments led to split results), could only dance around the matter in an interview with Megyn Kelly earlier this month.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for behest
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
Noun
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Clear instructions are included, no tools are required and this should be a five or 10 minute exercise that only needs to be done once.—
Brad Moon,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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The star — who is also a dad to daughters Della Rose Joel, 9, and Remy Anne Joel, 7, with wife Alexis Roderick — is undergoing specific physical therapy under his doctor's instructions.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
25 May 2025
Noun
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That means fewer vegetables on the table for families like Brown’s, and fewer orders for the farmers who grow them. ▪ ▪ ▪ Particularly toward the end of the month, Brown relies on food banks like Feeding South Florida to put meals on the table.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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Harvard quickly won an emergency court ruling to block that order.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Mahan has refused to back down, maintaining that making difficult decisions is necessary to steer San Jose in the right direction.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
26 May 2025
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Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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The transgender junior from Jurupa Valley High School — who competed despite a directive from Trump that she be barred from doing so — won state titles in the girls’ triple jump and the girls’ high jump and took second place in the girls’ long jump.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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The guidance change blindsided the CDC, which did not receive a directive to alter its recommendations until hours after Kennedy's video posted.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2025
Noun
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Nearly a month later, a judge issued an injunction preventing the city from enforcing its camping ban against people who can’t find shelter, as well as from seizing and throwing away people’s belongings.—
Nicole Santa Cruz,
ProPublica,
23 May 2025
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In the face of a historic number of injunctions from activist judges, ICE, CBP, and the U.S. Coast Guard have made historic progress to carryout President Trump's promise of arresting and deporting aliens who have invaded our country.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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