dictate
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Dictate how many pitchers can be on a roster?
From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2021
Think of Siri on the iPhone or the Dragon Dictate software that I'm using to "write" this piece.
From The Guardian • Sep. 29, 2012
"Dictate," said Baudin to me, "I will write."
From The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness by Hugo, Victor
A dozen Representatives took their pens and sat down, some around a table, others with a sheet of paper on their knees, and called out to me,— "Dictate the Proclamation to us."
From The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness by Hugo, Victor
"Dictate it, I'll follow you," said Lionel, somewhat put out by this mode of composition.
From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) by Lever, Charles James
Vocabulary lists containing dictate
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 3
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You Can Say That Again: Dic and Dict
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The New SAT: The Language of the Test
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