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as in instructed
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority
the servants were expected to do exactly as they were bidden
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Recent Examples of bade
But who wants to bid adieu to that twinkling gilmmer during the darkest, coldest months?
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Heather Bien, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
Jason Siegel, the president and CEO of the Greater Orlando Sports Commission, announced Thursday afternoon that Orlando will be bidding for the 2030 NBA All-Star Weekend.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
This has fueled Hudson’s awards bid, and also emerged as a bright light for midbudget movies at the box office.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
Over the years, the show has bid farewell to iconic characters like Jerry Orbach's Lennie Briscoe and Sam Waterston's Jack McCoy.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
The hire comes as Hollywood prepares to screen and bid on buzzy films at January’s Sundance Film Festival.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
The city reversed course and put the matter out to bid but ultimately rejected a proposal by Nikki Beach after saying its representatives missed a deadline to submit documents.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Certainly the humdrum of legislation or bureaucratic rule-marking is nothing like the gossipy speculation about who may or may not bid to lead California as its 41st governor.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
The plan is for construction of the project to be put out to bid in March, with construction hopefully beginning in the fall, according to Haberkern.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bade
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On Friday, after Chew instructed jurors on how to evaluate opening statements, Baker presented surveillance footage from Building 10, Stanford’s executive offices.—
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According to an internal directive, National Park Service employees at some of the nation’s most popular parks are now instructed to ask visitors questions about their citizenship status.—
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Another tried to convince me that everyone assumed I’d been invited to gatherings and just hadn’t shown up.—
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Food truck owners like Yokoyama, were recently invited to a food entrepreneur workshop.—
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Questions about education funding Amid the state’s revenue shortfall, Little in August ordered state agencies other than public schools to cut spending by 3%.—
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Cashier Sandra Cornejo said the suspect ordered Oreo ice cream before pulling out a knife and demanding money.—
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He was asked to be the signal-caller, and that responsibility seemed to hinder his ability to read and react.—
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At just 18 months old, he was cast as baby Toby in Jim Henson’s Labyrinth, after the filmmaker asked the Frouds, who were already working on the film, if their infant could step into the role.—
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But law enforcement experts told CNN the dragging incident last summer could have affected his decision-making – though how such an experience impacts law enforcement varies from officer to officer.—
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Chew told jurors that neither the Cryptpad documents nor the prosecution’s surveillance videos shown during Baker’s opening could be considered evidence during opening statements.—
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The central square is commanded by the Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque, and the streets hold other imperial Ottoman-era mosques, Byzantine cisterns, and the remains of a hippodrome.—
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Considered a delicacy in parts of Asia, mullet roe commanded a premium price.—
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“Bade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bade. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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