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as in to acquiesce
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Recent Examples of comply
State lawmakers still have to comply with a state law requiring QR codes to be removed from ballots by July 1.
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Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Britney is going to take the right steps and comply with the law and hopefully this can be the first step in long overdue change that needs to occur in Britney's life.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
Agents also fired pepper balls at two other pastors and a journalist that evening, the judge wrote in a preliminary injunction ordering DHS, CBP and ICE to comply with their own policies on use of force.
—Bob Ortega, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
Other states, such as Ohio, Pennsylvania and Connecticut, have implemented stronger laws, including independent enforcement of their sunshine laws, to ensure their governments comply.
—David Cuillier, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
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Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Britney is going to take the right steps and comply with the law and hopefully this can be the first step in long overdue change that needs to occur in Britney's life.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
Agents also fired pepper balls at two other pastors and a journalist that evening, the judge wrote in a preliminary injunction ordering DHS, CBP and ICE to comply with their own policies on use of force.
—Bob Ortega, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
Other states, such as Ohio, Pennsylvania and Connecticut, have implemented stronger laws, including independent enforcement of their sunshine laws, to ensure their governments comply.
—David Cuillier, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comply
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Allen is said to have reluctantly acquiesced to ARC’s demands and, in the process, alienated others.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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This is acquiescing to Trump dressed up as mercy.—
Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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This is why all kinds of datasets seem to conform to this beautiful shape spontaneously.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
16 Mar. 2026
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That copy, allegedly drafted by Camp Sugar, was revised to conform with Wallace’s instructions, Case said in a deposition.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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Powell has denied any wrongdoing and has said he is being targeted for refusing to accede to Trump’s demands.—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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In a broader sense, FIU faculty say acceding to Tallahassee would set a dangerous precedent and be a disservice to students.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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Burroughs said implementing an administrative stay and deferring ruling on the postponement gives both sides time to file briefs on the emergency motion.—
Ubah Ali,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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The actress quickly deferred that question to Villeneuve.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
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Parents must consent to have their children take part in the research, but many are Rollins employees and few object.—
Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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But neither state offers addiction or bankruptcy prevention protections and other guardrails like restricting advertising and requiring a spouse to consent before a joint bank account is used for gambling.—
Suzanne King,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Pentagon had accepted his compromise, Altman implied, because his safeguards were not smuggled into the contract as an arbitrary restriction of Pentagon freedom.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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These materials can accept electrons from one source and pass them along to another, allowing electrical signals to travel from the bacteria to the electrode.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Hey George, thanks for the nice note and for subscribing.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2026
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If this newsletter isn't already getting conveniently delivered to your inbox, click here to subscribe.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Comply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comply. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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