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commands

  • plural
    of command.
    command
    verb (used with object)
    to direct with specific authority or prerogative; order.
  • present tense form
    of command (3rd person singular).
    command
    verb (used with object)
    to direct with specific authority or prerogative; order.

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"Don't let them hear you. Silence, silence," commands one of the officers leading the search.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Engineers activated its light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, which function as adjustable light sources that can produce different colors and brightness levels under commands from Earth.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

The accessories are designed to work together and users can control every product with Siri voice commands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

With “Digger,” Iñárritu commands — to quote “Real Housewives of New York” alum Kelly Bensimon — “You come up to me; I don’t go down to you.”

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

I left him with only a few commands, the familiar hatred in his face enough to make a coward out of me.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black