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as in to acquiesce
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Recent Examples of comply
Grocery stores must follow strict hygiene standards to comply with health codes and avoid violations that could impact their operations.
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Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Heroes Technology, the company behind the product’s creation, has been challenging the regulations in court and has designed a different product to comply with the regulations.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Department heads say the move is meant to comply with a 2020 bulletin from former California Attorney General Xavier Becerra that asked agencies to protect sensitive information like driver’s license numbers, Social Security numbers and other data that could be used to identify citizens.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
The man, who was found holding a hammer, refused to comply with commands, according to Hannegraf.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2025
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Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Heroes Technology, the company behind the product’s creation, has been challenging the regulations in court and has designed a different product to comply with the regulations.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Department heads say the move is meant to comply with a 2020 bulletin from former California Attorney General Xavier Becerra that asked agencies to protect sensitive information like driver’s license numbers, Social Security numbers and other data that could be used to identify citizens.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
The man, who was found holding a hammer, refused to comply with commands, according to Hannegraf.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comply
Verb
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Jason was skeptical but acquiesced.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
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Trump had basically acquiesced both tactically and strategically to Netanyahu’s policies in Gaza for the past nine months.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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So, California can fill in the gap — or localities can figure out ways to conform to the new guidelines, even if some of them are ridiculous.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025
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Writers had to conform to ideological rules; many works were banned outright.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Albania has been on a mission to root out corruption for the past decade, embarking on a widespread vetting process of every judge in the country, and creating specialized anti-corruption bodies to prosecute graft, to improve its chance of acceding to the European Union.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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But as his relentless pressure on allies becomes the new normal, those allies have every reason to adapt to protect themselves rather than accede to his demands.—
Vivek Viswanathan,
The Atlantic,
22 Sep. 2025
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Both sides gave positive signals after trade talks over the weekend, with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggesting Beijing would defer its controls on rare earths, while the US would pull back its 100% tariff threat and extend an earlier tariff truce.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Trail Blazers deferred comment to the NBA and announced that an assistant coach, Tiago Splitter, would assume head coaching responsibilities.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The fine was related to how users consented to data collection.—
Katrina Bishop,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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Two women were in the front, and the driver consented to a search of the vehicle.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Freep.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Members of the committee from both political parties criticized Underly for choosing to accept an alumni award at Indiana University instead of appearing before the committee Thursday to answer questions about student safety for the public that have arisen because of the Capital Times reporting.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Christopher Scholtes accepted a plea deal that carries a sentence of 20 to 30 years in prison.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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To hear the full episode, subscribe through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching).—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Fields are limited to 12 for the turf sprints and 14 for all other races, and the Turf Sprint was one of seven races to be over-subscribed.—
Jay Posner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Comply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comply. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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