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
But his life was also a broader love story about love for his fellow humans, and about living out the commandment to love your neighbor as yourself.
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Rachel Dobkin, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Forgetting To Stock Your Home Number 6 on our list of the top 7 commandments of Southern entertaining?
—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
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Rachel Dobkin, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Forgetting To Stock Your Home Number 6 on our list of the top 7 commandments of Southern entertaining?
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commandment
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Through the years, North talked about his experiences as a child actor, saying producers were most interested in obtaining a performance out of him while his schooling was neglected, despite California laws requiring three hours of instruction a day for child actors.—
Stacy Perman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Next, Henrique simply told Copilot to organize the notes—no need for specific instructions.—
Michael Muchmore,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2025
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The changes outlined in the memo could deal another setback to the ranks of the department’s most experienced nonpolitical career prosecutors, who have been subjected to a wave of firings, forced transfers and policy edicts since Mr. Trump’s inauguration.—
Devlin Barrett,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Such wasn’t the case for other pages involving minorities and women, because the department said those pages violated the Trump administration’s edict against DEI, which stands for diversity, equity and inclusion.—
Terence Moore,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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In order to mitigate impacts on patients, the lawmakers urged Greer and Lutnick to consider the impacts tariffs would have on medicines and medical products.—
Joseph Choi,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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According to the plaintiffs, at least two of the men on those flights had final orders of removal to Venezuela and were never given the right to challenge their removal to El Salvador.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Among the nationwide injunctions against presidential administrations since 2001, two-thirds have come against Trump, according to a 2024 Harvard Law Review article.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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Catch up quick: Federal district judges have issued injunctions and restraining orders to halt the Trump administration's sweeping federal actions.—
April Rubin,
Axios,
3 Apr. 2025
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These directives are groundbreaking moves, and further guidance from the White House to agencies to maximize their synergies would be beneficial.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The Mangione case is the first high-profile one to come under his administration's directive, Lain said; however, the federal death row landscape has changed dramatically since Mr. Trump's first term — and the appetite for executions nationwide has plummeted.—
Cara Tabachnick,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2025
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While the team has endured rough stretches this season, the Devils are trending in the right direction again.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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One of the suspects was reportedly a Chinese Communist Party member and acted under the direction of a Chinese spy agency.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Commandment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commandment. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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