adhere (to)

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for adhere (to)
Verb
  • Under military law, service members are obligated to obey lawful orders, but to disobey unlawful orders.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • While current power brokers haven’t scrapped movies over their content, yet, Hollywood has a recent history of companies obeying in advance by shelving projects until the tensions cool.
    Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • How does a century-old industrial company such as Firmenich (renamed DSM-Firmenich following its 2023 merger with Dutch chemical firm DSM) manage to remain globally competitive today, given that a large share of its cost base is in the most expensive country in the world?
    Peter Vanham, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Little Rock Christian Academy followed close behind, with 1,638.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • On paper, this is a deep, talented defense that skates well, defends hard, and can move the puck.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Much to the frustration of sleuthing fans, Sherman-Palladino has continued to defend the miniseries’ ending, saying her concern wasn’t with the goings on of any of the aforementioned men.
    Claire Franken, TVLine, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • To him, the equipment staff shuffling pieces around on the field during practice is just as important as the head coach standing by.
    Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The federal inspectors stood by their report and findings in a 2019 letter to Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Adhere (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adhere%20%28to%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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