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or bid
also bade
1
as in instructed
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority
the servants were expected to do exactly as they were bidden
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Recent Examples of bidden
Charles and Camilla will bid farewell to Trump and the first lady in the morning, then make their way to the historic small town of Front Royal, Virginia, which sits at the northern entrance of the Shenandoah Valley and Shenandoah National Park.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
That’s led to questions about whether the California billionaire activism would continue if Mahan’s governor bid fails and the wealth tax passes.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026
Guards formed columns to flank Washington’s coach, and Vice President-elect John Adams bid Washington a formal welcome.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Thursday, April 30 - Virginia On Thursday, the King and Queen will bid farewell to the Trumps, the White House and Washington and head to Virginia.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Kopitar, who bid a tearful adieu to the fans in his final regular-season home game, received immense support from the crowd on hand in the dying embers of the game.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
Institute a two-week waiting period, in which individuals can consider and bid on a home, before turning it over to the builder market.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
In one example disclosed by Xinhua, a consumer paid 252 yuan ($35) for a six-inch cake, but the order was quietly resold through an intermediary platform where vendors bid 100, 90 and 80 yuan to fulfill it, with the lowest bidder winning.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Wheatberry Bakeshop will bid adieu to South End Charlotte next month, just over a year after its debut.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
That’s led to questions about whether the California billionaire activism would continue if Mahan’s governor bid fails and the wealth tax passes.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026
Guards formed columns to flank Washington’s coach, and Vice President-elect John Adams bid Washington a formal welcome.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Thursday, April 30 - Virginia On Thursday, the King and Queen will bid farewell to the Trumps, the White House and Washington and head to Virginia.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Kopitar, who bid a tearful adieu to the fans in his final regular-season home game, received immense support from the crowd on hand in the dying embers of the game.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
Institute a two-week waiting period, in which individuals can consider and bid on a home, before turning it over to the builder market.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
In one example disclosed by Xinhua, a consumer paid 252 yuan ($35) for a six-inch cake, but the order was quietly resold through an intermediary platform where vendors bid 100, 90 and 80 yuan to fulfill it, with the lowest bidder winning.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Wheatberry Bakeshop will bid adieu to South End Charlotte next month, just over a year after its debut.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bidden
Verb
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He was instructed to respond by moving his eyes from left to right, and sure enough, the researchers counted two rightward movements of his eyes.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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Gun smoke filled the air over the South Lawn after a 21 gun salute and hung in the air as those with seats near the front of the ceremony were instructed to sit down.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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She was invited to testify before the committee but refused to answer any substantive questions earlier this year.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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Your child’s friends and their parents are the only ones who should be invited.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In March 2026, a judge ordered the camp to preserve damaged areas of the camp's grounds as evidence in the lawsuits filed by the families of the victims.—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Talley was ordered to be detained on Monday during a court hearing and was remanded to the Cook County Department of Corrections.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Bidden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bidden. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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