complied

verb

past tense of comply
1
as in acquiesced

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2
as in conformed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for complied
  1. acquiesced
  2. conformed
  3. consented
  4. conducted
  5. acceded
  6. acted
  7. deferred
  8. bore
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  • Charles ultimately acquiesced rather than face a possible order he be presented by force.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Nearly forgotten is how 13 months later a hesitant Kennedy emerged, one who ignored his own instincts and reluctantly acquiesced to a coup in South Vietnam cooked up by middle-ranking aides to stabilize a chaotic country coming apart at the seams.
    — Clifford Krauss, Air Mail, 25 July 2026
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Verb
  • That dwarfed the offerings of Morocco, which had no existing stadiums that conformed to tournament specifications and would need to spend upwards of $15 billion to prepare for a World Cup.
    — Kevin Baxter Follow June 7, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
  • Those interested in 529 savings plans should beware that not all states have fully conformed their income tax codes to the federal code.
    — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Definition of conformed
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  • The commissioners representing the Hawaiian Government have consented to leave to the future and to the just and benevolent purposes of the United States the adjustment of all such questions.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The curandero refused to consume it and only reluctantly consented to dose Knab, who recorded the experience in dissociative terms.
    — Kimon de Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026
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  • The district attorney confirmed that a search conducted in Hudson, Massachusetts, Tuesday evening was connected to the investigation.
    — Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of operations aimed at specific individuals, federal agents increasingly conducted sweeps outside of Home Depot storefronts — where day laborers have long gathered to be hired for work.
    — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026
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  • When Queen Elizabeth acceded to the throne in 1952 upon the death of her father, King George VI, Winston Churchill was the British prime minister.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
  • In 1910, following the death of his father, King Edward VII, King George V acceded to the throne and Mary became Queen.
    — Natasha Leake, Vanity Fair, 2 June 2026
Definition of acceded
Verb
  • Prosecutors say Beirich, who previously led the SPLC's hate groups tracking section, was one among several individuals who oversaw payments to individuals who infiltrated white supremacist groups and acted as informants for SPLC.
    — Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • With a $104 billion backlog and more than $25 billion of new commitments in the quarter – including work to expand Meta and Anthropic agreements – investors acted as though there was room for CoreWeave to expand capacity.
    — Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of acted
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  • The warning underscores the narrowing political window for an issue Washington has repeatedly deferred.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of barking back, his commander accepted the boundary and deferred the task to the following week.
    — Mark Nevins, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of deferred
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  • As its name suggests, the beetle bores into trees, drilling tunnels to create breeding galleries.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Needless to say, Parker and Stone quickly got bored with the subject, adding a subplot that saw Obama teaming up with his apparent nemesis John McCain to dig a tunnel from the Oval Office to the Smithsonian and steal the Hope Diamond.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of bore
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