1
as in decree
an order publicly issued by an authority
the school board's edict put a new student dress code into effect
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2
as in instruction
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
this household's edict of long standing: no television until all homework has been completed
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Recent Examples of edict
Still, not everybody is immediately falling in line with Trump’s edicts.
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Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
But in the global south, the publish-or-perish edict runs up against underdeveloped research infrastructures and education systems, leaving scientists in a bind.
—Guillaume Cabanac, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
As a result of Trump’s edicts, employees have been fired; websites have been removed; and scientific papers have been withdrawn.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
However, on January 28, shortly before the memo’s edicts were set to take effect, U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan issued a stay on the funding freeze.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 29 Jan. 2025
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Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
But in the global south, the publish-or-perish edict runs up against underdeveloped research infrastructures and education systems, leaving scientists in a bind.
—Guillaume Cabanac, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
As a result of Trump’s edicts, employees have been fired; websites have been removed; and scientific papers have been withdrawn.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
However, on January 28, shortly before the memo’s edicts were set to take effect, U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan issued a stay on the funding freeze.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for edict
Noun
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Very little of what Musk says, what the government has said in court cases challenging many of his decrees, and what federal agencies have actually done overlap.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2025
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The decrees are barbs in culture wars, over gender issues and the rights of transgender people, as the New York Times has noted.—
Agustín Fuentes,
Scientific American,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
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Refer to your owner’s manual for specific filter removal instructions.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This important ruling recognized that people have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their physical movements as recorded through cell site location information.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Judicial rulings will clarify ambiguous areas and contribute to a sturdier framework.—
Paulo Carvão,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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The Indiana Department of Administration is required to certify state vendor contracts are able to lawfully work in the U.S., according to the executive order.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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Based on the Senate’s Republican majority and the precedent of Kennedy’s confirmation, Bhattacharya is almost certain to sail through his Senate vote, and in short order.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There will also be standard shoulders in each direction between the bridge on First Avenue and the bridge over the West River, according to DOT.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2025
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While Reid was considered the most left-leaning of MSNBC’s hosts, her departure does not portend a change in direction at the network, which has a tribal following among political progressives.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
3 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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These early church leaders consider biblical passages, including commandments in the Hebrew Bible, to welcome strangers.—
Laura E. Alexander,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
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Her confirmation memory verse was, The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all they that do His commandments: His praise endures forever.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Edict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edict. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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