adhere (to)

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for adhere (to)
Verb
  • The software’s orders were often obeyed fearfully, unquestioningly.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
  • He is told by the officer on the phone to obey police at the scene, but continues to resist.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Shut out of control of the White House and both chambers of Congress, Democrats are seeking to rebuild their brand with the American electorate following a poor performance during the 2024 presidential election.
    Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Never follow your boyfriend to college, especially a seemingly mediocre college, as Belly does with Jeremiah to the fictional Finch.
    Vogue, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But the way Herbert flashed early in his career, tossing seven touchdown passes and only one interception in a 2021 season sweep of the defending AFC champion Chiefs, had come to feel like a tease.
    Mike Sando, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Responding to Joe Starnes, a Democratic congressman from Alabama, Flanagan proved to be a tough witness and defended the project as being a cure for American inactivity.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The video opens with one of the friends standing by the bed.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Emily Shah joins the cast as Sonia Bothra, playing the physician’s daughter who stood by him during the legal battle.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Adhere (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adhere%20%28to%29. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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