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as in adhesion
a physical sticking to as if by glue
you'd think these refrigerator magnets would have better adherence—they fall off every time I open the door
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as in compliance
the following of a custom, rule, or law
adherence to convention requires that the couple send out formal wedding invitations
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Recent Examples of adherence
Higher scores indicated greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet.
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Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Court orders are likely to be of greater impact under New ICE because new leadership would demand the adherence of the agents.
—Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
The investigation will examine the vehicle's behavior in school zones and its adherence to speed limits.
—Keith Laing, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
As protests continue, school districts are emphasizing safety, instruction, and adherence to student codes of conduct.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for adherence
Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Court orders are likely to be of greater impact under New ICE because new leadership would demand the adherence of the agents.
—Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
The investigation will examine the vehicle's behavior in school zones and its adherence to speed limits.
—Keith Laing, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
As protests continue, school districts are emphasizing safety, instruction, and adherence to student codes of conduct.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adherence
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The design also improves interlayer adhesion.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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The gold standard in care for the disease, which can cause excruciating pain, organ dysfunction, and infertility, is surgical intervention, namely something called excision surgery where a specialist goes in and removes endometriosis lesions, and other affected tissue like adhesions and fibrosis.—
Caroline Reilly,
Forbes.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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The case traces back to April 2025, when the Justice Department initiated compliance reviews of Harvard’s undergraduate, law, and medical school admissions programs.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Feb. 2026
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The new law would go into effect almost immediately upon a veto override, which could force local governments and school districts to scramble to come into compliance or face steep fines that would compound daily.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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Create banners, bumper stickers, pictures, decals and window clings with the library's vinyl printer and cutter.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
21 Jan. 2026
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When peeling poblanos, don’t worry if some skin clings; as long as most is removed, the peppers will be tender.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
3 Jan. 2026
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A number of conservative commentators, including Roger Kimball, Peter Wood, and Chris Rufo, maintain that political conformity overtook élite institutions of higher learning and turned every seminar room into some radical struggle session where students dutifully read Karl Marx and bell hooks.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2026
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The edgy series lasted two seasons and took on some hot topics like identity, gender, sexuality, conformity and the notion of empathy as an evolving construct of humanity.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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At the preliminary review, the applicant team was asked to return with renderings showing the house alongside its neighbors to show bulk and scale and conformance to community character.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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The inspector ensures conformance with building plans, specifications, codes, ordinances and standards.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
9 Dec. 2025
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However, scientists need more observations to determine how common this process truly is.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Feb. 2026
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The double Sundance win has already fired up 2026-27 awards season watchers, with observations that Best Picture nominee Minari and Best Picture winner CODA both achieved the same feat in 2021 and 2021 respectively.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2026
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Those federal statutes are enforceable through the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), which directs courts to set aside agency actions when they are taken without observance of procedural requirements and in abuse of agency discretion.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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During the two-hour observance, cars lined up in the church parking lot as individuals paused briefly to receive ashes before continuing on with their day.—
Staff Photographer,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Adherence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adherence. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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