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complied

verb

past tense of comply

as in acquiesced

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as in conformed

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The transfer from 2012 came a few days before Israel announced the end of a military operation in Gaza; not long after, Netanyahu effectively acquiesced to Sheikh Hamad’s visit.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Charles ultimately acquiesced rather than face a possible order he be presented by force.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026

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As one of the three colorways that conformed with the NBA’s uniform regulations, the sneaker is rendered primarily in white.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
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

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The genetic genealogy technique involves taking crime scene evidence to develop a profile that is used to search consumer DNA databases for genetic relatives who consented to assist law enforcement.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
And then another concession came late Sunday, when Republicans said Trump consented to a tougher ethics proposal that several key senators had demanded.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 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

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The assistant also sometimes acted as a go-between for Combs and one of his girlfriends who used the pseudonym Jane in court.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026
Recognizing the health, environmental, and tourism dangers of such a title, residents acted quickly to turn things around.

— Daliah Singer, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

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After three to four days, the larva hatches and uses sharp mandibles to bore into the still-living tarantula.

— Sean Donnelly, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
The machinery that collapsed was a drill rig, which was boring holes for the pilings to support the weight of the supertall skyscraper that will go up on the site.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

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