as in instruction
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
the boss left behind a list of commandments for running the office while he was away
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Recent Examples of commandment
Forgetting To Stock Your Home Number 6 on our list of the top 7 commandments of Southern entertaining?
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Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2024
The Reward: Indulgence For those pilgrims following the Catholic church’s commandments for the 2025 Jubilee, there are spiritual rewards that include the granting of indulgences.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Instead, the business of erecting cities operates by a different commandment: Make buildings efficient.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024
The inscription on the slab closely mirrors the Biblical verses recognized in both Christian and Jewish traditions but notably omits the third commandment prohibiting the misuse of the Lord's name.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2024
The Reward: Indulgence For those pilgrims following the Catholic church’s commandments for the 2025 Jubilee, there are spiritual rewards that include the granting of indulgences.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Instead, the business of erecting cities operates by a different commandment: Make buildings efficient.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024
The inscription on the slab closely mirrors the Biblical verses recognized in both Christian and Jewish traditions but notably omits the third commandment prohibiting the misuse of the Lord's name.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commandment
Noun
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Refer to your owner’s manual for specific filter removal instructions.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2025
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Read on for step-by-step instructions on how to watch the BRIT Awards in the US with AtlasVPN.—
Monica Mercuri,
StyleCaster,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Officers and directors have enough problems trying to balance the turbulence of new governmental edicts with pressing economic and operational challenges.—
Michael Peregrine,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Over the next decade, New Yorkers should brace for a steady wave of rising energy costs as new infrastructure will be needed to fulfill the all-electric construction edict enacted here.—
Kris DeLair,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Broward Circuit Judge Martin Fein quickly agreed with attorney Christopher Beres and issued an order designed specifically to show up on background checks whenever Mariah Hamilton looks for a job.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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The order prohibits acquiring bitcoin outside of forfeiture proceedings unless further legislative action is taken.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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At the beginning of 2024, however, the implementation of SB 323 and SB 528 was held up when a judge in Bozeman, where the median home price now exceeds $800,000, issued a preliminary injunction.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The law was supposed to go into effect Jan. 1, but the state’s lawyers in November agreed not to enforce it until Walker rules on the plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary injunction.—
Dara Kam,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2025
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No halfway measure, but Bove still wants to keep his hooks in the fish in case Washington chooses to resume the matter later on (and to make sure that Adams follows their directives).—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2025
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Trump’s directive tells the Education Department to propose new regulations, which is a bureaucratic journey.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Geography can also give you a nudge in the right direction.—
Emily Price,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Cooperman expressed both support and misgivings about the direction President Donald Trump has taken while pursuing tariffs against U.S. trading partners.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Commandment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commandment. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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