1
as in obedience
a readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others
a strong-willed pop star who is not known for her compliance
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2
as in submission
a bending to the authority or control of another
an administrator who demands prompt and unquestioning compliance from subordinates
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as in adherence
the following of a custom, rule, or law
compliance with the statute was far from universal
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Recent Examples of compliance
Many also prepare unfiled returns to bring you into compliance and represent you in disputing IRS penalties, audits or collection actions.
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John Csiszar, CNBC, 22 May 2026
Under the program, airports can choose to partner with private security contractors to manage more of their screening operations, including staffing and certain screening technologies, while the TSA continues to oversee compliance with federal safety requirements.
—Nandika Chatterjee, Time, 21 May 2026
Before publishing, journalists reviewed this content in compliance with McClatchy Media’s AI policy.
—Sacbee.com, 21 May 2026
Morgan Stanley reportedly issued its Hong Kong investment team with special devices to use in mainland China amid concerns of data compliance.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 20 May 2026
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John Csiszar, CNBC, 22 May 2026
Under the program, airports can choose to partner with private security contractors to manage more of their screening operations, including staffing and certain screening technologies, while the TSA continues to oversee compliance with federal safety requirements.
—Nandika Chatterjee, Time, 21 May 2026
Before publishing, journalists reviewed this content in compliance with McClatchy Media’s AI policy.
—Sacbee.com, 21 May 2026
Morgan Stanley reportedly issued its Hong Kong investment team with special devices to use in mainland China amid concerns of data compliance.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compliance
Noun
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Chronicles of far-right obedience and moral decadence don’t get much more scathing than this.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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In dog sports like obedience or agility, handlers are in charge, but in barn hunt, the dog is the team captain, said Robin Nuttall, who started the barn hunt in 2012 to prove that her miniature pinscher, Zipper, could root out vermin as she had been bred to do.—
Ross Mantle,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Wild-eyed in a register that ranges from dreamy to terrified to stunned into submission, her performance is the most honestly felt thing here.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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But at 44 years old and 17 years removed from her last MMA fight, a quick submission was always a realistic possibility.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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In addiction medicine, this type of frequent patient contact would be invaluable for informational purposes as well as successful adherence to treatment plans.—
Steve D. Klein,
STAT,
14 May 2026
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As one of the negative philosophies, pessimism, in its adherence to radical openness, is also marked by its anti-systematic nature.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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Paired with the news of Mahomes’ restructure, the Chiefs have opened up a simple path to compliancy.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
18 Feb. 2026
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While the legislation aims to address gaps in compliancy with federal transparency rules, the Wisconsin Hospital Association argues it's not needed as the state ranks high in transparency adherence.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
11 June 2025
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States were supposed to function as laboratories of democracy, not regional branches of a national political movement enforcing ideological conformity from the top down.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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In a culture that demands silence and conformity, her endurance becomes the loudest act of love, and his body becomes the only language left.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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That said, the final plat is in substantial conformance with the previous proposals, Latinovic said.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 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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Writing in the early 1890s, Nadar deployed Balzac’s reported initial mistrust and later acquiescence to the daguerreotype as an allegory of larger significance for understanding the history of invention.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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But as the sexist and racist nature of the MAGA machine has gained mainstream acquiescence if not acceptance, the need to keep up the appearance of diversity is less and less.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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This granular account of the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development, written by a former senior official, draws on internal records and firsthand observations to depict how the government agency was systematically taken apart.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Here are several other observations after the Twins lost two of three to the Brewers over the weekend.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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“Compliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compliance. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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