complied

past tense of comply

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • But, spoiler alert, Sony acquiesced.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 June 2026
  • Tech firms were quick to abandon their once-proud commitments to diversity and defense of immigrants following the 2024 election and quietly acquiesced to Trump’s attacks on once-scared cows like higher education, free trade and the rule of law.
    Jonathan Weber, Fortune, 19 May 2026
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
Verb
  • Jones falsely told the man, 31-year-old Tobasia Griffiths, that the woman consented to the attack, and paid Griffiths $100 to carry it out, according to a statement from the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
  • SpaceX filed nothing, consented to nothing, and earns nothing from the trading.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • Data from FlightAware showed that the plane had conducted nine flights between June 12 and June 14.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • At a Monday news conference, NTSB Vice Chairman Michael Graham spoke about the report and a separate report on revenue passenger-carrying operations, including skydiving, conducted in 2021.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • In the 2010s, when Cairo faced an Islamist insurgency in Sinai, including a local branch of the infamous Islamic State, Israel acceded to Egypt’s deployment of additional forces beyond what was permitted in that historical agreement to combat the mutual threat.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • The establishment of the fund comes less than two weeks after a district court judge ruled the Kennedy Center's board acted unlawfully in adding the president's name and in making plans for two years of closure and renovations.
    Emma Nicholson, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • Sarkissian, whose family started one of the first banquet halls in Los Angeles, remembers that his father acted as a friend and counselor to a lot of immigrants who suffered extreme culture shock.
    Ani Duzdabanyan, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • The company had already deferred its hearing date multiple times amid mounting pressure.
    Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
  • To save money, among the many reductions, the budget deferred for two years the opening of a new police training center to save $778,000 and eliminated 85 city positions, the majority of which are currently vacant.
    Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • And anyone who wants something subtle but far from boring.
    Alexandra Malmed, InStyle, 9 June 2026
  • Buzzard followed along, fascinated by the social experiment though bored by the mathematical content of Equational Theories.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 8 June 2026
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“Complied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complied. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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