complied

Definition of compliednext
past tense of comply

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for complied
Verb
  • 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
  • The legislature largely acquiesced, and SB-189 sailed through the legislature with overwhelming bipartisan support.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • The league has conformed to The King’s whims.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • SpaceX filed nothing, consented to nothing, and earns nothing from the trading.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • Lawyers for Adani and his co-defendants consented to the request, prosecutors said.
    Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
Verb
  • Both passengers have agreed and are required to remain at their residences, have no contact with other people, and participate in daily monitoring activities conducted by local health officials.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
  • The tunnel was discovered through intelligence work conducted by agents with the FGR's Criminal Investigation Agency in coordination with Mexico's Security Cabinet.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 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
  • India's regional peers have acted — some going beyond expectations — to get ahead of the inflation curve.
    Sri Jegarajah,Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 3 June 2026
  • McCarthy hasn't acted much since The Wire ended, as he's been focused on his filmmaking.
    Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • The vulnerability is deferred, not removed There is a question almost no one asked during the months of headlines.
    Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • That conversation was largely deferred in favor of satire, intended or not.
    Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • Travelers are increasingly bored with vacations built only around drinking, gambling and sitting by the pool.
    Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • Observational is much nicer sounding than boring.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
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“Complied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complied. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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