as in obedient
readily giving in to the command or authority of another
a corrupt regime aided by a compliant press
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Recent Examples of compliant
In the time since, dozens of international postal operators paused their shipments into the country due to the lack of clarity surrounding the new policies, as well as the short time to get compliant with any of the new customs regulations.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
Accessibility and Sustainability The Fifth Avenue Hotel offers a number of ADA-compliant guest rooms and suites.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
The Department of the Interior said only the statue was not compliant with the permit.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
The nonalcoholic drink has notes of grapefruit and orange peel and is infused with 5mg of federally compliant Delta-9 THC derived from hemp.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
Accessibility and Sustainability The Fifth Avenue Hotel offers a number of ADA-compliant guest rooms and suites.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
The Department of the Interior said only the statue was not compliant with the permit.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
The nonalcoholic drink has notes of grapefruit and orange peel and is infused with 5mg of federally compliant Delta-9 THC derived from hemp.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compliant
obedient
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There’s a difference, school leaders said, between building the confidence of girls, whom society expects to be obedient and agreeable, and building the confidence of boys, who get different societal messages.—
Melanie Asmar,
Denver Post,
5 Oct. 2025
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The Tyrell Corporation, a powerful company that created the replicants and profits from sending them to work on distant colonies, sees them as nothing more than obedient workers.—
Claire A. Simmers,
The Conversation,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Compliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compliant. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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