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Decreed is an English word with synonyms like appointed or ordained. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Decreed meaning

simple past and past participle of decree

Synonyms of Decreed

Using Decreed

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of decree
  • Useful related words include: appointed, ordained, prescribed, settled.
  • In the example corpus, decreed often appears in combinations such as: decreed that, decreed the, was decreed.

Context around Decreed

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 13 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Decreed

  • In this selection, "decreed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, unilaterally, 1844, king, roles, upon and states stand out and add context to how "decreed" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after the decreed his nazi and apostolic reformation decreed that that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "decreed" sits close to words such as abbvie, almonds and assassinate, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with decreed

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Greece yesterday decreed sports events will be held without fans from today. (12 words)

Universities these days teach people to regurgitate whatever narrative the university and lecturer have decreed the ‘correct’ one. (18 words)

In a parallel case in 2021, the UK Supreme Court decreed that Uber drivers are workers, not self-employed contractors. (20 words)

On Oct. 12, thousands gathered to pray at the National Mall where Ché Ahn, a leader in the New Apostolic Reformation, decreed that that Trump is a “type of Jehu,” the biblical figure who overthrew Jezebel’s reign and ordered her death. (42 words)

As I write this, 22 migrant workers have died trying to get home across north India, almost as many – 29 – have succumbed to the dreaded virus across the country; and a government order has decreed that stadiums become – not hospitals – jails. (41 words)

To get more photosynthesis, the government will need to step in and push up the price – not just above the current price of $30, but probably well beyond the arbitrary cap of $75 that has been decreed. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

But now, at age 72, the greed-crazed crooked cop Giulino has found a district-court judge who decreed that the kleptomaniac cop should get his bloated state pension back.

Councillor Bendall said the responsible NSW government departments also decreed that it remain classified up until about 30 minutes before the council meeting.

Gary, 62, will not present the nation's flagship football show after the decreed his 'Nazi' jibe tweet that compared the 's immigration policy to 1930s breached impartiality rules.

Just weeks before the 2007 election campaign, Labor’s Kevin Rudd unilaterally decreed that he alone would appoint his ministry, rather than the caucus.

Maia believes in the established order, yet as a budding young scientist, she wants more than the decreed roles of housewife to a stranger, egg donor, and mother.

The first, enacted in 1844, decreed that any Black person who attempted to settle in Oregon would be publicly lashed 39 times every six months.

The man, through his lawyers Jason Azzopardi and Kris Busietta, had filed a second application requesting to testify after his first application was not decreed upon by the court.

To get more photosynthesis, the government will need to step in and push up the price – not just above the current price of $30, but probably well beyond the arbitrary cap of $75 that has been decreed.

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True, a handful of Communist senators and deputies boycotted the event, on the grounds that on this very day in 1792 the Convention had decreed the abolition of the French monarchy.

Universities these days teach people to regurgitate whatever narrative the university and lecturer have decreed the ‘correct’ one.

After Miles returned exhausted from nationals in Ocala, Fla., in 2022, Ms. Longnecker hired a personal trainer who decreed that he should focus more on his core.

Efforts to promote Dzongkha as Bhutan’s national language date back to 1970 when His Majesty the Third King decreed the teaching of religious texts, arts, and history in schools alongside modern education.

In a parallel case in 2021, the UK Supreme Court decreed that Uber drivers are workers, not self-employed contractors.

On Oct. 12, thousands gathered to pray at the National Mall where Ché Ahn, a leader in the New Apostolic Reformation, decreed that that Trump is a “type of Jehu,” the biblical figure who overthrew Jezebel’s reign and ordered her death.

The coincidence of those rivers meeting at a nearly perfect right angle decreed the future city’s place on Earth.

The same year, the Supreme Court’s O’Connor v. Donaldson ruling decreed states cannot confine a nondangerous individual who can survive on his own.

Unquestioned leaders and servile followers tell us why the German army marched into Russia without overcoats — the leader had decreed that the campaign would be victorious by autumn, and that was that.

As I write this, 22 migrant workers have died trying to get home across north India, almost as many – 29 – have succumbed to the dreaded virus across the country; and a government order has decreed that stadiums become – not hospitals – jails.

Boris Johnson – the Caesar of Great Britain – has decreed that as of 2035 no one will be allowed to buy a new car that is not an electric car.

Greece yesterday decreed sports events will be held without fans from today.

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Common combinations with decreed

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "decreed" in a sentence?
An example: "But now, at age 72, the greed-crazed crooked cop Giulino has found a district-court judge who decreed that the kleptomaniac cop should get his bloated state pension back." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "decreed" from authentic English texts.
What does "decreed" mean?
Decreed means: simple past and past participle of decree
What are synonyms of "decreed"?
Common synonyms of "decreed" include: appointed, ordained, prescribed, settled.
How many example sentences with "decreed" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "decreed", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.