1
as in to keep (to)
to give steadfast support to
our coach adheres to the belief that we can win this game if we just have a positive attitude
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2
as in to obey
to act according to the commands of
adhere to the terms of the deceased's will
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Verb
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Orwell’s 1984 novel is set in a totalitarian state, where people are brainwashed into obeying a leader known as Big Brother.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
2 May 2025 -
Digital money is likely to obey the same rule: protocols that knit together identity, credit scoring, and real-time settlement shape global commerce far beyond the mechanics of moving bits.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Just do something disruptive, stand on it, and not really follow what everybody’s doing.—
Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
5 May 2025
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The South Korean brand follows in the footsteps of MM6 Maison Margiela, Setchu, Marine Serre, Martine Rose and Grace Wales Bonner, among others, as a guest designer of the men’s trade fair.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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Republicans defend the changes as necessary to prevent fraud in the petition-gathering process, but bill sponsors said that among hundreds of allegations of petition fraud in 2024, there were 18 arrests.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2025
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Following his controversial decision to play the Lakers’ second-half starters for the entirety of Game 4 — a first in NBA playoff history — Redick defended the decision at his practice media availability and his pre-Game 5 availability.—
Jovan Buha,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Trump had publicly stood by Waltz after his national security adviser and other members of the chat vigorously denied sharing any classified war plans on the publicly available app Signal.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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That left Minnesota’s shooters open on the perimeter and Rudy Gobert standing by himself near the rim.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
1 May 2025
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“Adhere (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adhere%20%28to%29. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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