complied

past tense of comply

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for complied
Verb
  • 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
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
  • The president nominated her, senators examined her record, and a majority consented to her appointment.
    Nahid Bhadelia, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Real prompt monitoring uses consented consumer panels and observes conversations that actually occurred.
    Jason Goldberg, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Two autopsies have been conducted, but neither have yielded a definitive public explanation for Nolan’s manner of death.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The vote, conducted by conference call, does not close the books entirely on the sale.
    Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • In the suit, the Mamdani administration maintained that the Council acted outside the bounds of its authority and broke laws around collective bargaining in giving paraprofessionals the pay boost.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • But Spurs acted quickly to tie up those deals and secure Porro, Kinsky and Van de Ven to new contracts.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
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“Complied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complied. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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