boss (around)

verb

Definition of boss (around)next
as in to order
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority that regional manager certainly likes to boss people around

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boss (around)
  1. order
  2. instruct
  3. tell
  4. command
  5. ask
Verb
  • More evacuations have been ordered on the second day of the Mountain Fire, which has burned more than 20,000 acres in Ventura County.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • On Tuesday, Vice President Nguema Obiang Mangue ordered new measures to prevent judiciary and ministry officials from engaging in illicit acts at work, a government statement said.
    Reuters, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of order
Verb
  • Residents were also instructed to clean and scrub any containers with hot soapy water or bleach to remove any Aedes aegypti eggs and leave them to dry for at least a day.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • The ship was loaded with furs and other commodities, and the captain was instructed to sail it back to a port in eastern Lake Erie.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of instruct
Verb
  • As Milton approached, Phillips told residents to remember his Rule #7: Don’t freak out.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Catherine tells the story of her rape as a trauma survivor does, doing her best to conjure the dark collage of sensory details imprinted on her memory.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of tell
Verb
  • At the center of it is a player set to command one of the richest contracts in sports history.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Although Trump’s ability to command the foreign policy machinery will be enhanced, his ability to improve the United States’ place in the world is another matter.
    Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of command
Verb
  • Angst-alleviating initiatives include free park-and-ride shuttle service to trailheads and the Sedona Cares Challenge, which asks visitors to agree to nine ways to help preserve Red Rock Country’s natural beauty, like not forging your own trails and packing out your trash.
    Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
  • If the question is asked in a friendly way, most people will answer in the same vein.
    Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of ask
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“Boss (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boss%20%28around%29. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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