complies (with)

verb

present tense third-person singular of comply (with)
1
as in follows
to act according to the commands of the guards rushed to comply with the warden's orders

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2
as in fulfills
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 complies (with)
  1. follows
  2. fulfills
  3. obeys
  4. satisfies
  5. keeps
  6. completes
Verb
  • Directed by Kim Soo-hoon, the musical fantasy adventure follows Princess Romi, Heartsping, and their crew venturing into the deep sea to rescue Queen Velita.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The move follows efforts by Pinterest and LinkedIn to respond to users’ frustrations with AI slop in their feeds.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of follows
Verb
  • With Blue in the Face, Koy fulfills a two-special Netflix deal inked in 2023.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In the town of Paradise, Montana, a historic hot springs resort quietly fulfills the promise of the town’s idyllic name.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of fulfills
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  • The human brain is a physical object, composed of biological material that obeys the laws that govern the rest of the universe, computers included.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Nietzsche says somewhere that the illusion of willpower rests on our tendency to identify with the part of our soul that commands, not the part that obeys.
    — Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of obeys
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  • Central to the reorganization is an institutional separation between standard setting and conformity assessment—the process used to determine whether a product, facility or company satisfies those standards.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In two or more dimensions, both of these lines count as fractals — that’s because a line takes up no area and leaves most of the surrounding space empty, which satisfies the condition of having many holes.
    — Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of satisfies
Verb
  • Developed by researchers at the University of Queensland and the University of New South Wales (UNSW), the technology keeps critical medical decisions under human control while the cockroaches navigate difficult environments.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Drapery panels in Jim Thompson’s Choisya, trimmed in Samuel & Sons, frame the couple’s vintage breakfront, which keeps Khouri’s Royal Crown Derby china within reach.
    — Caroline Randall Williams, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of keeps
Verb
  • This is Google's new agentic AI toolkit that completes actions on your behalf with minimal input.
    — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Ohio State completes its home-and-home series with Texas, after the Buckeyes beat the Longhorns 14-7 in Columbus last August.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of completes
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