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Recent Examples of abidance Given the developing nature of the industry, brands should continually evaluate their technology to ensure continued compliance, future abidance by regulations and that their tools fit with their brand’s goals and mission. Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2021 For now, many are highlighting success in other countries, and the glimmers of hope emerging in places like Washington state, where new infections are still occurring, but not as rapidly as before, thanks to widespread abidance to distancing. Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2020 Unlike Samsung, South Korea’s largest chaebol, which has been mired in scandal, LG oozes reliability and law abidance. The Economist, 2 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abidance
Noun
  • What are the requirements to be a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader? Being a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader requires strict adherence to a series of rules.
    Maddie Garfinkle, People.com, 18 June 2025
  • Far from being mere amenities, these elements are essential for reducing stress, improving treatment adherence and contributing to faster, more complete recovery.
    Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • If a task can be performed in more than one way by equal peers working together—much in the way an ant colony or swarm of bees works—then the system is resistant to censorship and hardware faults and has service continuity due to economic sustainability.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Storytelling, especially among women, is shown as a means of establishing continuity, despite ruptures both geographic and political.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • By automating calculations, tracking and forms, technology gives HR the time and clarity to focus on what humans do best: make nuanced decisions, provide compliance reviews and real support when employees need it most.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The awarding of any prize is contingent upon full compliance with these Official Rules.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Now, his triumph signifies a continuation of some red-hot form as tennis transitions from clay to grass.
    Leon Imber, New York Times, 22 June 2025
  • From more superhero shenanigans in Gen V Season 2, to the continuation of epic fantasy action in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 3, these series are all a must-watch.
    Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • But beyond the surface-level cold water shock of the film’s brashness lies a story of societal problems writ large and a meditation on the dangers of conformity.
    Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
  • This sharing means expressing their personality … but also a desire of conformity.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • And the bad thoughts may serve a biological purpose: because mothers who have thoughts of infanticide are more likely to compulsively check on their infants, their hypervigilance may be what has ensured the continuance of their line.
    Andrew Kay, Harpers Magazine, 28 May 2025
  • Whether this comes to bite the prosecution in the long-run remains to be seen, but certainly Richard’s presence is an addition to any continuance or appeal move the defense chooses to make down the line.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Still, Hoffman praised Moster for expressing regret and called his return to Jewish observance a welcome, if incomplete, development.
    Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
  • For instance, all of the city’s public library locations and five of its six official cooling centers were closed to the public in observance of Juneteenth last year during a string of 90-degree days.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • The 2019 failure of a military observation satellite for the United Arab Emirates, called the Vega rocket, led to $411 million in claims — the largest such loss in history, Reuters reported.
    Tom Brown, Space.com, 28 June 2025
  • Host quarterly or monthly sessions where employees across roles share their observations, stories, and hypotheses about the market.
    Rhea Wessel, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025

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“Abidance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abidance. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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