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Recent Examples of compliance The state’s compliance designation, however, does not negate the harm that Orange County Global has already caused for patients or the previous problems with its health care delivery practices, Siemers said. Scott Schwebke, Oc Register, 12 July 2025 To comply with Trump’s executive orders, the university has repurposed its DEI office to focus on compliance and community. Katherine Mangan, ProPublica, 11 July 2025 By automating calculations, tracking and forms, technology gives HR the time and clarity to focus on what humans do best: make nuanced decisions, provide compliance reviews and real support when employees need it most. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 With major investments in certifications and compliances in FBI CJIS, FERPA, COPPA, and HIPAA, the program’s commitment is to securely store your evidence and information and keep your data private, never sharing or selling it. William Jones, USA Today, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for compliance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compliance
Noun
  • The unruly dog – who first appeared in DC Comics way back in 1955 – comes in handy at several pivotal moments throughout the movie, in spite his lack of obedience and training.
    Dan Heching, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
  • The training program was organized through the sheriff’s police department in that county, which paired dogs with county jail inmates responsible for training and obedience schooling, according to Orland Park.
    Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Updates to the prior authorization process will require health plans to standardize electronic submissions.
    Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
  • And with every submission, fans can get access to a Royal Perks reward, which is a randomized offer that could include anything from free cheeseburgers to a one-cent Whopper every week for a year.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Yet experts say the persistent steps to raise output are part of long-term efforts to crowd out US shale companies as well as to maintain adherence to national quotas within the grouping, all while addressing US President Donald Trump’s calls for lower oil prices.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 7 July 2025
  • Solution: Compliance software ensures adherence to trade rules.
    Eric Youngstrom, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • The parts that are produced for a vehicle impact whether an entire car or truck is compliant, but many major parts such as engines and transmissions are assembled locally, assisting compliancy for the finished product.
    Michael Wayland, CNBC, 19 Mar. 2025
  • This scholarly expansion will likely involve a creative crossover of state backing and private sector cooperation from companies ready to meet research-grade compliancy standards.
    Joerg Leheste, Scientific American, 8 July 2024
Noun
  • Price describes the album as a call for individuality and resistance against conformity.
    Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
  • Relying on internet searches during brainstorming may lead to conformity and less innovation, particularly in larger teams.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • The draft ordinance would prohibit any village agent or agency from providing information about or investigating or aiding in any investigation of a person or entity providing or receiving gender affirming care obtained in conformance with the laws of the state of Illinois.
    Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
  • Home project: One item was removed from the board’s consent agenda — which typically is approved as a slate with no presentations — for a full review at a future meeting over concerns about conformance with local planning guidelines.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Too many have chosen the politics of non-engagement, which is at best a hair’s breadth away from acquiescence or complicity.
    Kamila Shamsie June 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
  • This long history of the expansion of executive power, often with the acquiescence of the courts, to violate and restrict civil liberties in the name of national security has ultimately brought us to our current situation.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • The Office of Space Commerce, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has been around since the 1980s as a licensing agency for remote sensing and Earth observation satellites.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2025
  • Melissa Carter then takes us on a journey through nearly a century of observations from Scripps Pier, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the cutting-edge technologies now used to study marine plankton.
    David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025

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“Compliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compliance. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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