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
Noun
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Middle-schoolers will receive 90 minutes of reading instruction, and elementary students 120 minutes, a day.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Apr. 2025
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When the proper product is located carefully follow label instructions to prevent damage to your lawn.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Rubio’s edict also could affect SDSU freshman center Thokbor Majak, who was born in South Sudan before attending school in Uganda and Senegal.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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Unlike previous commissions and councils, HESA was not the result of a presidential charge or a Congressional edict.—
David Rosowsky,
Forbes.com,
31 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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Lawyers involved in the cases said the government had unsuccessfully sought to limit the scope of the injunctions.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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On Tuesday, March 11, lawyer Kurt Sommer filed a petition for a preliminary injunction on behalf of Julia Peters, who is representing the estate through the Sommer Udall Law Firm, per documents obtained by PEOPLE.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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The latest directive from Trump follows ongoing efforts in Congress to adopt daylight saving time - including the Sunshine Protection Act, which was reintroduced in the House and Senate by Florida Republicans Rep. Vern Buchanan and Sen. Rick Scott in January.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
12 Apr. 2025
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Due to the agency’s recent restructuring, MED Week has been cancelled for 2025 with no clear directive for future reengagement.—
Natalie Madeira Cofield,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Vision also became the name of the game, since looking in the direction of the slide helped to bring our hands into the right steering angle more naturally.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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The orchestra has no music director to push it in this or that direction.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Commandment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commandment. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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