accordance

noun

ə-ˈkȯr-dᵊn(t)s How to pronounce accordance (audio)
Definition of accordancenext
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 If the recall is successful, that office would remain vacant until it is filled in accordance with existing law — either by a separate election or by appointment. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 The drill is being held in accordance with county and state regulations. — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026 The Marine’s name has not been released, in accordance with Navy policy to withhold identification until at least 24 hours after next-of-kin notification, NBC 7 reported. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 June 2026 Folsom Cordova Unified School District Folsom Cordova Unified says all of its schools have accessible gender-neutral restrooms, in accordance with SB 760. — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for accordance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accordance
  1. accord
  2. harmony
  3. agreement
  4. tune
  5. conformance
  6. conformity
Noun
  • Sol de Janeiro is turning up the intensity on its signature body mists, with this take on Cheirosa 62 amplifying a trio of pistachio, vanilla absolute and amber accords.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The accord has yet to be formally ratified, and the ongoing war in Iran has sparked questions about progress on both the deal and the corridor.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of accord
Noun
  • Maybe there was some harmony there with sports and hosting with Erin.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
  • That harmony makes all the difference—Cygnet 22 delivers a martini with remarkable smoothness, depth, and elegance that is difficult to match.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of harmony
Noun
  • As part of the agreement, €3m went to Sint-Truiden, the club Suzuki spent a year at in the 2023-24 campaign before moving to Parma.
    — Aston Villa, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Arianespace and Amazon Leo announced Wednesday an agreement at the International Space Summit in Paris for six additional Ariane 64 launches to continue deploying the Amazon Leo constellation into low-Earth orbit.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of agreement
Noun
  • Footage shared by the zoo shows Walter listening closely as Jess plays tunes nearby.
    — Denis Akbari, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Chevat, Carboy and McCauley will be meeting with the city monthly for the next year to make sure that the portal is still producing the correct documents and fine tune the search parameters.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of tune
Noun
  • Explain how the agent takes in tasks and context and how the output is measured against definable tolerances (targets, conformances and limits).
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • That said, the final plat is in substantial conformance with the previous proposals, Latinovic said.
    — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
Definition of conformance
Noun
  • That sense of propriety was partly imposed upon him by his father, who, in covering up John’s misdeed, placed an albatross around his son’s neck, demanding his conformity to a narrow sort of principle.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Anyone could guess going into this album that Erykah’s sticking points are groupthink, conformity, and phone obsession.
    — Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of conformity

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