1
as in keeping (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 obeying
to act according to the commands of
adhere to the terms of the deceased's will
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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 -
It was intended simply to verify that a nonviolent offender was obeying curfew hours.—
Robert S. Gable,
IEEE Spectrum,
20 July 2017
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Daily Fiction By Oyinkan Braithwaite The following is from Oyinkan Braithwaite's Cursed Daughters.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Ladd was initially against her daughter, Laura Dern, following in her footsteps and becoming an actress.—
Louis Casiano , Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Bank of America reiterates Pinterest as buy The bank says Pinterest shares are oversold but that’s standing by the stock following earnings.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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But many others are standing by Carlson.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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But naturally, Meredith can see right through this plan and refuses to get dragged into this mess — especially when Lisa is already starting to break down at the thought of Meredith not defending her.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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Then Vice President Cheney condemned those behind the torture scandal, while at the same time defending water-boarding as a useful means of extracting vital intelligence (many intelligence experts say water-boarding is torture, and its victims will say anything to avoid further abuse).—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Adhering (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adhering%20%28to%29. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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