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adjective

Definition of dictatingnext
as in controlling

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dictating

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verb

present participle of dictate
as in ordering
to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority dictated that the terms of surrender be negotiated by his senior staff

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dictating
  1. controlling
  2. commanding
  3. requesting
  4. imperial
  5. asking
  6. arrogant
  7. mandating
  8. regimental
Adjective
  • Over two years later, in May 2024, Rigby was sentenced to 20 months in prison (suspended for two years) after pleading guilty to coercive and controlling behavior.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
  • The show’s other villains are its husbands and boyfriends, who are either very controlling or just downright shady.
    Anna Tingley, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
Definition of controlling
Adjective
  • The latest election results from Morgan Hill show incumbent mayor Mark Turner holding a commanding lead — 20 percentage points — over Yvonne Martínez Beltrán, while Miriam Vega and Soraida Iwanaga are set to take the two vacant city council seats.
    Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • With partial results, Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter had tallied about 56% of the vote, gaining a commanding lead over his Republican challenger, insurance executive Nik Gjonaj, who had 44%, with about a third of the precincts counted.
    Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of commanding
Verb
  • New York City customers also have the option of requesting their items be picked up at their homes with their online orders.
    Kanika Talwar, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Now, Landry has issued an executive order declaring natural gas to be clean energy and requesting that the Biden administration lift all rules and regulations limiting the export of natural gas.
    Nolan McKendry | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of requesting
Adjective
  • By centralizing Europe from a federalized trade bloc into a formal imperial state, policymakers would naturally encourage and foster centrifugal social forces.
    Sumantra Maitra, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Also a case of a national David against an imperial Goliath.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of imperial
Verb
  • Rather than asking the reader to identify the important information, the candidate decides which points are most relevant and highlights that data.
    Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Others posed as parents asking about their struggling teenager.
    Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of asking
Adjective
  • Manji will appear as Crispin, an arrogant, pompous employee at a fancy, high-end hardware store who snubs George.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
  • My 21-year-old grandson is a dramatic and arrogant know-it-all.
    Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of arrogant
Verb
  • This agreement between the two countries follows the passing of a French law in December 2023 mandating the state to facilitate the restitution of human remains held in its public collections.
    Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Amazon’s return-to-office policy announced last month, mandating employees work in person five days a week starting in 2025, already has workers irritated.
    Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of mandating
Adjective
  • Yet at the same time, Clark wore button down shirts and regimental stripes.
    Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2024
  • After three years at the intensely hierarchical academy, school leaders chose Kelly to serve as regimental executive officer during his senior year.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 3 Aug. 2024
Definition of regimental
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