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as in obeyed
to act according to the commands of
the guards rushed to comply with the warden's orders
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as in fulfilled
to do what is required by the terms of
were summarily threatened with a lawsuit if they did not comply with the contract
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for complied (with)
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And just like the existence of a black hole’s event horizon results in the creation of Hawking radiation, the existence of a cosmological horizon must also — if the same laws of physics are to be obeyed — create radiation.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025 -
The fans obeyed and there was absolute silence until Putellas’s shot, which ended up too central and was stopped by Hannah Hampton.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Ten of Cups encourages breakthroughs in your social and professional relationships by feeling fulfilled first.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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Hart stated that Hulk Hogan never fulfilled that traditional responsibility.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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After the racing announcement, there was a dinner followed by a garage reveal.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Soon, Allen’s teammates followed suit.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Stein provided one that satisfied her ambitions and perhaps mitigated a sense of mediocrity.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Certainly, the endless stream of player feedback allowed Supergiant to hone in on razor-sharp gameplay that satisfied existing players.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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The 2-year-old appears to have gotten out into the backyard and opened a kennel where two Rottweilers were being kept, allowing the dogs to get out and attack him, the Valdosta Police Department said in a statement.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Arsenal kept the ball for another minute and quietened the home crowd to get a better feel for the game.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Within weeks of its launch, Nano Banana had completed over 200 million edits and given rise to several social media trends.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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Maye finished his night having completed 22 of 30 passes for 273 yards to become the first opposing QB to win in Buffalo since Patrick Mahomes in the 2023 postseason.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Complied (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complied%20%28with%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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