Commanded
Both words in one sentence
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It is tempting to wonder how things might have played out if Slim had commanded the army in Europe and Montgomery had been sent East to deal with the Japanese.
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If this trope gets Played for Laughs, its owner will treat it with the same dignity and respect commanded by an actual home (maybe even a Big Fancy House), and expect any visitors to do the same.
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The fictionalized version of Edward Pellew, Captain of the HMS Indefatigable (which he commanded for a time in real life) in the Horatio Hornblower novels and television miniseries (where he was played by Robert Lindsay).
Source: The Captain
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Played and Commanded. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/commanded/played
Commanded & Played. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/commanded/played>.
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