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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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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
School Board Chairwoman Sarah Leonardi said the board takes steps to ensure compliance with the Sunshine Law.
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Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
This week's repeal, among other actions, aims to reduce the cost of compliance with environmental standards.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
Instead, the 34-person team is to guide insurance companies into compliance with the law, and if that fails, may flag violations for follow up by the department’s legal office or market conduct division.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
The firm served as civil engineer of record for the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, overseeing site grading, stormwater systems, drainage, erosion control and LEED compliance, along with the reconstruction of Wyandotte Street nearby.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
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Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
This week's repeal, among other actions, aims to reduce the cost of compliance with environmental standards.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
Instead, the 34-person team is to guide insurance companies into compliance with the law, and if that fails, may flag violations for follow up by the department’s legal office or market conduct division.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
The firm served as civil engineer of record for the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, overseeing site grading, stormwater systems, drainage, erosion control and LEED compliance, along with the reconstruction of Wyandotte Street nearby.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compliance
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In terms of training, both Beineke and Hutchinson said that avalanche dogs typically start learning basic obedience skills as puppies before moving into more specific search and rescue techniques.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Fear Gets Results, Niceness Builds Loyalty Fear creates compliance and obedience.—
Kelly Ehlers,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2026
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To ensure the fairness and credibility of our readers’ poll, any votes originating from the same IP address that exceed 20 submissions will be excluded from the final tally.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Feb. 2026
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Like wrestling, jiujitsu emphasizes takedowns, control and submission holds instead of punches or kicks.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Comments are moderated for adherence to our Community Guidelines.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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His stalwart adherence to his vision despite its lack of commercial viability earned him the admiration of his peers.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
17 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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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
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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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And acquiescence can be contagious.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026
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Even if clemency led the White House to dial back the ongoing efforts to punish Colorado, acquiescence today only invites future harassment.—
Max Potter,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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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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“Compliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compliance. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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