adhered (to)

past tense of adhere (to)
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adhered (to)
Verb
  • And just like the existence of a black hole’s event horizon results in the creation of Hawking radiation, the existence of a cosmological horizon must also — if the same laws of physics are to be obeyed — create radiation.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The fans obeyed and there was absolute silence until Putellas’s shot, which ended up too central and was stopped by Hannah Hampton.
    Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After the racing announcement, there was a dinner followed by a garage reveal.
    Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Soon, Allen’s teammates followed suit.
    Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • On April 13, 2025, Stoll stood by the 18th green to watch McIlroy secure a victory over Justin Rose.
    Effie Orfanides, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Comedian Bill Burr also defended his decision to perform at Riyadh.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Over the centuries she’s been branded a traitor, condemned as a nymphomaniac, diagnosed as a sociopath and — more recently — defended as a victim of circumstances.
    Phillipa Gregory, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Adhered (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adhered%20%28to%29. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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