as in obedient
readily giving in to the command or authority of another
a corrupt regime aided by a compliant press
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Recent Examples of compliant
Public water systems are expected to monitor these chemicals for three years and be fully compliant by 2029.
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Kelly Cunningham, San Diego Institute for Economic Research YES: Deliveries by robots certainly have potential to work well, particularly in congested urban areas having access provided by ADA compliant streets and buildings as well as ability to enter elevators.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
Rooms at Bateleur are not ADA compliant, though some rooms are wheelchair accessible with assistance.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
The Senate Parliamentarian upheld a provision in the bill prohibiting Medicaid funds from being used to reimburse health clinics that also provide elective abortions, saying that the measure was compliant with the Byrd Rule, which restricts what can be included in a budget reconciliation bill.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 1 July 2025
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Kelly Cunningham, San Diego Institute for Economic Research YES: Deliveries by robots certainly have potential to work well, particularly in congested urban areas having access provided by ADA compliant streets and buildings as well as ability to enter elevators.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
Rooms at Bateleur are not ADA compliant, though some rooms are wheelchair accessible with assistance.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
The Senate Parliamentarian upheld a provision in the bill prohibiting Medicaid funds from being used to reimburse health clinics that also provide elective abortions, saying that the measure was compliant with the Byrd Rule, which restricts what can be included in a budget reconciliation bill.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compliant
obedient
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The scale asks whether a respondent tends to prefer children who are obedient, well behaved and well mannered or children who are independent, creative and considerate.—
Adam Eichen,
The Conversation,
11 June 2025
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Those who tend to favor obedient children are scored as having more authoritarian views.—
Adam Eichen,
The Conversation,
11 June 2025
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“Compliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compliant. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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