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The term "commanding" is deployed with remarkable versatility, ranging from clear markers of military authority to evocative descriptions of imposing presence. In narratives dealing with military leadership and orders, it stands as a formal designation for high-ranking officers and decisive actions, as seen in historical accounts and memoirs ([1], [2], [3], [4]). At the same time, authors also harness its power to describe landscapes or individuals exuding a dominant, awe‐inspiring aura, such as a hill offering expansive, authoritative views or a person with an impressively resolute demeanor ([5], [6], [7]). This dual usage enriches literary language, imbuing both commands and characterizations with an element of undeniable authority and control ([8], [9]).
  1. My sincere acknowledgments are also due to Captain Griffith, commanding First Iowa Battery, and Captain Hoffman, commanding Fourth Ohio Battery.
    — from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. Sherman
  2. The commanding officer of the troops on board one of our ships asked where his men should be stationed?
    — from The Life of Horatio, Lord Nelson by Robert Southey
  3. GENERAL HALLECK IN COMMAND—COMMANDING THE DISTRICT OF CAIRO—MOVEMENT ON FORT HENRY—CAPTURE OF FORT HENRY.
    — from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. Grant
  4. I am truly, etc., W. T. SHERMAN, Major-General commanding.
    — from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. Sherman
  5. Leeds, in Kent, is situated on the ridge of hills running east and west, and commanding views over the rich and beautiful weald of Kent.
    — from The Romance of Lust: A classic Victorian erotic novel by Anonymous
  6. He was a man of about fifty, tall, portly, and imposing, with a massive, strongly marked face and a commanding figure.
    — from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
  7. It is built upon a height, commanding the harbour.
    — from American Notes by Charles Dickens
  8. He was, in fact, commanding destiny—subjectively.
    — from Dracula by Bram Stoker
  9. 'Hold out your hand,' she said in a commanding tone.
    — from Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker

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