as in rule
arbitrary command
The populace began to protest against the dictation of the occupying government
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Recent Examples of dictation
Seeking expertise from industry leaders is prudent, but should not lead to policy by dictation.
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Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Inspiration comes at her over multiple channels, and dictation from the Muse seems not to be one of them.
—Matthew Gurewitsch, airmail.news, 8 Feb. 2025
Certain advanced features, like replying to notifications with voice dictation, may be limited to Android phones.
—Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
People across Ukraine sit and listen to a dictation of a famous work by a Ukrainian author.
—Michael Robinson Chávez, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025
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Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Inspiration comes at her over multiple channels, and dictation from the Muse seems not to be one of them.
—Matthew Gurewitsch, airmail.news, 8 Feb. 2025
Certain advanced features, like replying to notifications with voice dictation, may be limited to Android phones.
—Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
People across Ukraine sit and listen to a dictation of a famous work by a Ukrainian author.
—Michael Robinson Chávez, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dictation
Noun
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Older people were hit the hardest socially by COVID rules that limited or barred visits from family and friends.—
Joshua Zatulskis,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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Eventually – inevitably – a recession will occur, but the huge 2022-2024 inversion will not have predicted it by the traditional rules of interpretation.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
Noun
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Centered on the author’s experience with an élite team of firefighters, this analysis of California’s wildfires entwines an account of the state’s 2021 fire season with an appraisal of its record of fire suppression.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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The media frenzy matter was tossed out four days in by the judge due to evidence suppression by the prosecution and local cops.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
25 May 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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
Noun
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For Black Americans, the history of repression of education runs even deeper.—
Karida L. Brown,
Essence,
21 May 2025
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After 2012, when Putin returned to the presidency, the Kremlin began tightening its grip on Russia’s elites, embracing an archaic militarism, and widening its repression of civil society.—
ANDREI YAKOVLEV,
Foreign Affairs,
16 May 2025
Noun
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The city has argued in court that the state prohibition on voter ID requirements doesn’t explicitly apply to city elections that aren’t consolidated with statewide elections.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
29 May 2025
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Texas, one of eight no-income-tax states, already has a constitutional prohibition on taxing wages.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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“Dictation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dictation. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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