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noun • an authoritative direction or instruction to do something • a military unit or region under the control of a single officer • the power or authority to command • availability for use • a position of highest authority • great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity • (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program verb • be in command of • make someone do something • demand as one's due • look down on • exercise authoritative control or power over | ||||
| 48% | 10 | Punctuation mark combining the question mark and the exclamation mark | ||
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| 37% | 11 | Punctuation mark combining a question mark and an exclamation point | ||
noun • The nonstandard punctuation mark ‽ (a combination of ? and !), which may be used at the end of a sentence to express excitement or disbelief, or to indicate that it is a rhetorical question. | ||||
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COMMANDED which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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COMMANDED
Updated: December 22, 2025
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