1
as in kept (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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as in obeyed
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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The Nuggets obeyed his orders for a handful of possessions.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
17 Feb. 2026 -
Every day, Dan obeyed his own addictions, killing pain with packs of cigarettes and Coors banquet beers.—
Andrew Callahan,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2026
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What’s impressed Ottmann the most about Pomona’s current run is the degree to which the Panthers have followed Ponderosa’s two core pillars from a generation ago.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2026
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The repeal followed Congress’s zeroing out of penalties for violating Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) targets as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.—
Julian Torres,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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Last August, Goldman Sachs stood by a tariff analysis that Trump attacked which came to a similar conclusion that of the New York Fed’s.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
18 Feb. 2026
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This 'Hannahversary' is my way of celebrating and thanking the fans who've stood by me for 20 years.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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In response to backlash regarding the fee-in-lieu proposition, Ross Babel, co-founder of Fulton Street Companies, defended the company’s proposition to observers.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Tuttle also defended the festival and its jury in multiple interviews.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Adhered (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adhered%20%28to%29. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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