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as in compliances
the following of a custom, rule, or law
the FDA requires strict abidance by food manufacturers of its definitions for certain terms used on product labels
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as in continuations
uninterrupted or lasting existence
the reassuring abidance of their friendship through times both good and bad
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abidances
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The Department intends to stop funding both 2025 new awards and non-competing continuations for these seven grant programs.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025 -
Given the success of Demon Hunters, the suggestion of sequels or continuations have, of course, been top of mind for fans and creatives alike.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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Next, the team hopes to combine these observations with higher-resolution data and simulations to follow the gas even closer to the galactic core.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Other actors were influenced by Hoffman’s performance and their own observations.—
Sarah Kurchak,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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The ever-present discontent of voters Even as the pendulum has swung back and forth in recent Chilean presidential elections, there are deeper continuities across the different Chilean governments in the 21st century.—
Andra B. Chastain,
The Conversation,
15 Dec. 2025
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And yet the odd effect of Larsen and Letteney’s study is to make the continuities more vivid to us than the breaks.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2025
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During two previous court appearances, a judge granted Valle continuances to hire an attorney or file an application for a public defender.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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Wiegert argued that the cases are not linked and that there is no guarantee that Mays will not be granted further continuances before trial.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Dec. 2025
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Many districts allow for short-term exceptions—such as for bereavement, family emergencies, or religious observances—but rarely for travel motivated by convenience or cost.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Now employers must show a substantial hardship when refusing to honor religious beliefs or practices, such as allowing employees to wear a yarmulke, hijab or turban, pray at work or to schedule work around religious observances.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Abidances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abidances. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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