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as in obedience
a readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others
a strong-willed pop star who is not known for her compliance
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as in submission
a bending to the authority or control of another
an administrator who demands prompt and unquestioning compliance from subordinates
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as in adherence
the following of a custom, rule, or law
compliance with the statute was far from universal
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Recent Examples of compliance
Court documents state that his attorney had filed a declaration of treatment and that Alvarado was in compliance.
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
This year’s project follows work during 2024 to bring the promenade into compliance with Americans With Disabilities Act accessibility standards.
—Mark Dee
april 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Apr. 2026
According to Industrie Africa, those hurdles included varying compliance capacity and origin-rule complexities, while the act’s periodic renewals created an atmosphere of uncertainty that complicated long-term pricing and fulfilment strategies for exporters.
—Ezreen Benissan, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2026
Senior risk and compliance analyst, Lloyd's List Intelligence Bridget Diakun Iran's parliament passed a bill on Tuesday to formalize toll collection on vessels transiting the strait — a measure that would institutionalize Tehran's financial control over the chokepoint.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
This year’s project follows work during 2024 to bring the promenade into compliance with Americans With Disabilities Act accessibility standards.
—Mark Dee
april 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Apr. 2026
According to Industrie Africa, those hurdles included varying compliance capacity and origin-rule complexities, while the act’s periodic renewals created an atmosphere of uncertainty that complicated long-term pricing and fulfilment strategies for exporters.
—Ezreen Benissan, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2026
Senior risk and compliance analyst, Lloyd's List Intelligence Bridget Diakun Iran's parliament passed a bill on Tuesday to formalize toll collection on vessels transiting the strait — a measure that would institutionalize Tehran's financial control over the chokepoint.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compliance
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French Ring sport is a dog sport involving jumping, obedience and bite work.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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The world today is divided territorially into more than 190 countries, each of which possesses a national government that claims to exercise sovereignty and seeks to compel obedience to its will by its citizens.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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To ensure the fairness and credibility of our readers’ poll, any votes originating from the same IP address that exceed 20 submissions will be excluded from the final tally.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2026
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Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings.—
Gary Trust,
Billboard,
30 Mar. 2026
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In recent testing, Forbes named the Happiest Baby Snoo Smart Sleeper as its top overall bassinet, citing its firm sleep surface and adherence to safe‑sleep guidelines, while also recommending the HALO BassiNest Soothing Swivel Sleeper as a leading bedside option.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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This is basic adherence to the law.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Paired with the news of Mahomes’ restructure, the Chiefs have opened up a simple path to compliancy.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
18 Feb. 2026
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While the legislation aims to address gaps in compliancy with federal transparency rules, the Wisconsin Hospital Association argues it's not needed as the state ranks high in transparency adherence.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
11 June 2025
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Our future goal is to further test how gender conformity develops in more diverse geographic and cultural contexts, as well as among more gender-diverse children.—
Adam Stanaland,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2026
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The top Democrat in the House said his caucus is open to discussions about federal tax conformity, which Republicans say is a top priority to lower taxes.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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At the preliminary review, the applicant team was asked to return with renderings showing the house alongside its neighbors to show bulk and scale and conformance to community character.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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The inspector ensures conformance with building plans, specifications, codes, ordinances and standards.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
9 Dec. 2025
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This is a story that traces the path to justice for mass atrocity in the face of public acquiescence.—
Sheila Coronel,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Kelley, Offerman, Fanning, and especially Pfeiffer do enough of the hard work to make acquiescence rather easy — and the ensuing journey a worthy reward.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2026
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Vera Rubin, an astronomer whose observations of galaxy rotation curves in the 1970s provided the first robust evidence for dark matter's existence, embraced her Jewish faith as a guide to understanding her role in the universe.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Let every new person, every new opportunity be greeted with neutrality, then observation, then placement.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Compliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compliance. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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