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
Yes, doctors need specific reasons to justify orders written in accordance with rules made by the insurance industry.
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Mark Ryan, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
In practice, the remaining payments would most likely be handled in accordance to the probate and intestacy laws of a claimant’s state.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Princess Beatrice and her sister Eugenie will be able to retain their royal titles thanks to an accordance with King George V’s Letters Patent of 1917.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 Nov. 2025
Advertisement In the 1940s, the Department of Defense was given its current name, and department officials were titled in accordance.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
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Mark Ryan, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
In practice, the remaining payments would most likely be handled in accordance to the probate and intestacy laws of a claimant’s state.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Princess Beatrice and her sister Eugenie will be able to retain their royal titles thanks to an accordance with King George V’s Letters Patent of 1917.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 Nov. 2025
Advertisement In the 1940s, the Department of Defense was given its current name, and department officials were titled in accordance.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accordance
Noun
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The incident comes at a key moment, as negotiators from Mexico, the United States and Canada work to revise a free-trade accord that is a linchpin of the Mexican economy.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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The ruling party in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region reconstituted a parliament that had been disbanded as part of a postwar accord in 2022.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Saliers further explains that the essential tremor has impacted the way the duo can perform some of their most notable harmonies.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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Indeed, for as often as the ex-Beatles have played or sung harmony on each other’s solo records over the years, there’s never been any true, formal duet between any of the former bandmates since the breakup, until now.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
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His starting point was not optimism about the likelihood of human agreement but a sober recognition of its unlikelihood.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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While classes will remain in session, CPS reached an agreement last week to provide transportation to students who chose to participate in an afternoon rally, and to allow teachers to implement a curriculum on civic engagement.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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From their close‑knit family bonds to their remarkable adaptations for life in the Arctic — tune into our live cams on social media to get a real-time look at belugas swimming and interacting.—
Kelsey Monstrola,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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Plus, new tunes from Tokischa, Kacey Musgraves, Jessie Ware, Not For Radio, and Zayn Malik.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 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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But the First Amendment does not permit the government to enforce ideological conformity.—
Jeffrey S. Trimbath,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Apr. 2026
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To reject any anomaly, anything mysterious or unusual, Kawamura suggests, is to succumb to a soul-crushing, self-serving conformity—and to withhold possibilities of decency, discovery, and love that make any game worth playing, life very much included.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Accordance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accordance. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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