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as in acquiesced
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as in conformed
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for complied
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Allen is said to have reluctantly acquiesced to ARC’s demands and, in the process, alienated others.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026 -
The Clintons previously objected to testifying before Congress about their ties to the late financier, but ultimately acquiesced to Comer’s subpoena.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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Sharpe said traditionally French cuisine has been looked at as the standard, and chefs have conformed to fit that standard.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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Martin highlighted the findings, which mostly conformed to his expectations but still surprised him in the magnitude of the angst over the work situationship.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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In 2018, Motta e-mailed an associate about a client who had consented to an unnecessary surgical procedure.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The court found that the man, who has significant cognitive impairments, appeared to have consented to removal without understanding the process and without his caretakers being notified, according to court documents reviewed by Newsweek.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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When Cuban refugees flooded Miami in 1980 after the Mariel boatlift, the county passed a controversial ordinance that largely banned the use of taxpayer money for programs conducted in languages besides English.—
David Ovalle,
NPR,
20 Apr. 2026
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed Tuesday that drones and robots had conducted more than 22,000 missions in the past three months alone.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Cuban government has already reportedly acceded to this latter demand.—
Joseph J. Gonzalez,
The Conversation,
23 Mar. 2026
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The university has acceded to student demands to restore 24-hour weekday access to Geisel Library, the heart of a school where most students are studying science, engineering, technology or medicine.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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While Jafaar Jackson has never acted before, King saw him as the manifestation of the King of Pop, from his passion for music to his voice and personality.—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Such extreme pessimism has historically acted as a contrarian indicator for markets, Hartnett said, with prior lows in sentiment coinciding with key turning points for equities, including in October 2023 and April 2025.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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On Thursday, the Miami City Commission deferred voting on two commissioners’ requests to fund affordable housing and parks in their districts after officials quarreled over which areas in the city have the most pressing needs, an argument that cut to the core of the wealth divide in Miami.—
Tess Riski
April 10,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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Council members Jared Fears and Bridget McCandless declined to comment and said that the situation was a personnel issue and deferred any comments to the city.—
Ben Wheeler
April 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Samba Jean-Baptiste’s music dwells in the semi-sublime state of being bored and stoned.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
14 Apr. 2026
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Chicken for dinner doesn't have to be boring.—
Phoebe Evans,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Complied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complied. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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