boss (around)

verb

Definition of boss (around)next
as in to order
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority that regional manager certainly likes to boss people around

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boss (around)
  1. order
  2. instruct
  3. tell
  4. command
  5. ask
Verb
  • Justice Julian Goose ordered a clerk to enter the pleas in Liverpool Crown Court as Rudakubana stayed mum during a video appearance from the London prison where he is being held.
    Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Indiana does allow its death row inmates to order take-out meals from area restaurants, up to $50 worth of food.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of order
Verb
  • To fill the rest of the ranks, the military instructed island governments to contribute enslaved men.
    Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Twenty-three others were in Washington but were not found to have been instructed to be there by any FBI field offices, and of those 23, three entered the Capitol while 11 entered the restricted areas around the building, the probe found.
    Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of instruct
Verb
  • The client ended up being Joy Klein, who told Costanza to take a trip to Treasures 4 Teachers.
    Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Law enforcement has yet to release her name, but family members told IFD that the woman lived alone and was checked on daily.
    Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of tell
Verb
  • Obsidian delivers a warm, winning performance; Washington a thoroughly commanding one that subtly allows small beats of emotion to peek through; and the female supporting players hit nary a false note.
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The top model variant of the day, a 1965 Gran Sport, can command about $140,000 in concours condition.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of command
Verb
  • The Writers Guild of America sent a letter to Hollywood studios including Disney, Sony and Netflix, asking them to take action against tech companies who are using writers’ work to train AI.
    Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
  • What's New TikTok is making a final push to stay active in the United States, asking the Supreme Court to block a federal law that could effectively ban the social media app unless its parent company, ByteDance, divests its U.S. operations.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of ask
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“Boss (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boss%20%28around%29. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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