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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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.—
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The apprentices also earn a progressive wage beginning at $15 an hour and technical instruction provided by the state Department of Education, among other benefits.—
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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.—
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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.—
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The vastness of framed white space and the comparatively minuscule labels arrest the viewer, requiring them to crane their neck, to move back and forth or close to the frame in order to read from part to part to whole while also weighing the blanks.—
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Others are beginning to take a stand, arguing that Trump's orders are not only unconstitutional but a direct attack on the principles of legal advocacy.—
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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.—
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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.—
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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.—
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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.—
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Everybody's involved in this war and struggle, and some are pulling in different directions.—
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Focus on short-term gains instead of purpose and long-term goals so the lack of direction creates even more ambiguity.—
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“Commandment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commandment. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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