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noun

as in approval

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verb

present participle of mandate
as in ordering
to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority the president of the sports league has mandated drug testing for all active members

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Recent Examples of mandating
Noun
Where was this concern when the media was encouraging the mandating of nearly every complicated piece of safety technology that became available? — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2026
Verb
Kearns family pushes for change In the wake of the teen's death, the Kearns family pushed for Mason's Law, mandating the marking, guarding and grading of drainpipes in the state. — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Vigo has spoken of the terrible toll that repeat overdoses take on addicts’ brains, and has advocated for a new policy of mandating treatment for some addicts. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 Last month, Bass issued orders mandating Lineage remove all food waste within 45 days and mobilizing resources to assist the community. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 The author highlights the inconsistency of promoting driverless trucks while mandating two-person crews for safer, more efficient rail transport. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 In May the House Committee on Energy and Commerce advanced a bill that would require NHTSA to issue a rule mandating readily accessible mechanical interior door releases in cars equipped with electronic latches. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 24 July 2026 In addition to mandating short hair, Rome also forbade clothing made with animal skins, even for enslaved people—another fashion associated with Germanic enemies. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 July 2026 Boseman’s parents, Leroy and Carolyn, accuse Simone Ledward Boseman of violating a court order mandating the distribution of funds and mismanaging the company that holds Chadwick’s rights and prior works. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026 In 2024, California passed a law mandating that the state auditor monitor the CSU and UC’s progress in this domain every three years. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandating
  1. approval
  2. ordering
  3. prescription
  4. requesting
  5. permission
  6. requiring
  7. commandment
  8. asking
Noun
  • Community colleges that want to offer non-credit classes are able to move especially fast, because the approval process is less cumbersome.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Government support can improve access to financing and, of course, accelerate approvals, which will give customers greater confidence that nuclear power will remain part of long-term energy policy.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of approval
Verb
  • The first, to determine whether Meta misled users about dangers on its platform, resulted in a March jury ordering Meta to pay $375 million in damages.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Indecisive decorators can test the waters by ordering a larger wallpaper sample and living with it for a week.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of ordering
Noun
  • Doses in spiked products are unmeasured and can exceed prescription strength.
    — Jesse M. Pines, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Jurors were shown prescription pills that Clancy was taking at the time.
    — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of prescription
Verb
  • The petition argues that even a single satellite could have consequences far beyond the client requesting the light.
    — Jean Lee, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026
  • At the same time, surveys of its e-commerce customers — who account for about 35 percent of the business — and feedback from its direct-to-consumer shoppers echoed that sentiment, with many requesting denim from Z Supply.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of requesting
Noun
  • The core challenge is agents' ability to exploit existing weaknesses at scale, necessitating improved governance and careful permission management.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • If a parent denies permission, the platform will automatically revert to a chronological feed of posts shared by people the child already follows, resembling social media apps before the rise of algorithms.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of permission
Verb
  • The Franklins lovingly brought structure and discipline, requiring kids to go to church and summer camps, volunteer, and participate in sports.
    — Sharon Chin, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Australia and even Mexico have pension systems requiring people to set aside a meaningful percentage of their earnings into an account that compounds for retirement.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of requiring
Noun
  • Wilde’s nine buttercream commandments show home bakers how to create visually striking, deeply personal cakes.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • After the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem, interpreters understood Temple service broadly in terms of study, prayer, and upholding the commandments.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Definition of commandment
Verb
  • The union is asking SCUSD to appeal the decision to California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In the wake of Hugging Face, businesses are not only asking how to defend themselves against adversaries but also confronting the stark reality that AI systems designed to safeguard their networks could also turn up in unexpected places.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of asking

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