as in accord
a state of consistency
make sure the fund-raiser is in accordance with the school rules
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Recent Examples of accordance
Staff at the Kennedy Center began removing references to the president from the institution in early June, in accordance with a May 29 ruling by Judge Cooper.
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Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
25 June 2026
In 2015, the court ruled 9-0 for a Muslim prisoner in Arkansas who sued and won under RLUIPA because he was denied the right to grow a short beard in accordance with his religious beliefs.
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Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
Iran’s lead negotiator and parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, told Iranian state media Monday that his country would manage the strait in accordance with international maritime law.
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Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
In accordance with the Monégasque Constitution, which was updated in 2002, the eligibility of the child is dependent on their parents’s marital status.
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Staff Author,
InStyle,
23 June 2026
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Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
25 June 2026
In 2015, the court ruled 9-0 for a Muslim prisoner in Arkansas who sued and won under RLUIPA because he was denied the right to grow a short beard in accordance with his religious beliefs.
—
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
Iran’s lead negotiator and parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, told Iranian state media Monday that his country would manage the strait in accordance with international maritime law.
—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
In accordance with the Monégasque Constitution, which was updated in 2002, the eligibility of the child is dependent on their parents’s marital status.
—
Staff Author,
InStyle,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accordance
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Caggiano noted the boys appeared to have left on their own accord.
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That accord reportedly established a 60-day negotiating period focused on key issues, including the future of Iran’s nuclear program, an allegation Tehran denies.
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Stop seeking harmony and start seeking the truth.
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Soul Coughing bassist Sebastian Steinberg contributes upright bass, Rob Moose supplies string arrangements, Caroline Shaw handles vocal arrangements and harmonies, and Blake Mills, Christian Lee Hutson, Marshall Vore and Nate Walcott all make appearances.
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Historians are in broad agreement that this year’s celebration has garnered far less attention than the bicentennial, marked in 1976, which generated blanket media coverage and widespread national excitement.
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The Fort Lauderdale City Commission voted to approve the mutual separation agreement between Williams and the city at Thursday evening’s commission meeting.
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In the 30 years following the tune’s release, disappointment has only continued to plague the Three Lions.
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The work features four vocal soloists who represent Native American, Sephardic, African American and Protestant religious traditions, along with instrumental music based on early American hymn tunes.
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Data freshness, completeness, consistency and schema conformance are tracked with dedicated alerting thresholds.
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That said, the final plat is in substantial conformance with the previous proposals, Latinovic said.
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Frontman and mastermind Matt Bellamy returns to his longstanding theme of the endless search for something pure and real in a world of conformity, hypocrisy and alienation.
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Determined to understand what is really going on, two teenagers begin an investigation that leads them to challenge the invaders, their town’s conformity and their own uncertainties.
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“Accordance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accordance. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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