complies

present tense third-person singular of comply

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for complies
Verb
  • Given no choice, María Ángeles acquiesces to her daughter’s wishes and moves into the seniors’ home, where a hilarious exchange with a hairdresser wanting to chop off her long silver tresses typifies her iron-willed refusal to settle in.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Meursault acquiesces but with a casually brutal frankness as to his motives, which have nothing to do with love.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Golub said the project fully conforms to Antioch’s General Plan, zoning standards, and housing element requirements and that the city had already confirmed its compliance.
    Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The high-compression fabric conforms to the body, while the double-layered waistband ensures a secure fit.
    Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The site adds that the winner's identity (in this case, the beneficiary) is kept confidential under Ohio law, unless the winner consents to be identified in writing.
    Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Under Virginia law, the identity of a winner cannot be disclosed by the lottery if their prize is valued at $1 million or more, unless the person consents to that disclosure in writing.
    David Chiu, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Buffett’s buy-and-hold approach not only compounds wealth but also defers taxes, allowing more capital to keep working year after year.
    Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The strategy seeds ETFs before launch, and the original investor defers capital gains until selling their shares.
    Kate Dore, CFP®, EA, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Both projects have successfully demonstrated working prototypes, and Volonort even accepts pre-orders.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The department should investigate the school, the group says, because the school accepts federal funding — roughly $62 million federal dollars, according to the school's 2024 990 tax form.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Complies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complies. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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