comply (with)

verb

kəm-ˈplī How to pronounce comply (with) (audio)
Definition of comply (with)next
1
as in to obey
to act according to the commands of the guards rushed to comply with the warden's orders

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2
as in to fulfill
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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  1. obey
  2. fulfill
  3. follow
  4. satisfy
  5. keep
  6. complete
Verb
  • Another Portage Police officer also filed a resisting law enforcement charge because Hilliard failed to obey his commands to stop.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • People are riding e-bikes and e-motorcycles, sometimes riding recklessly, traveling at high speeds, or not obeying the rules of the road.
    — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of obey
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  • But unfortunately, there are more requirements to fulfill, and now, the next hearing is scheduled for late August.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Private corporations have long worked with the federal government to help disrupt cybercriminals, but largely as contractors fulfilling a support role, not digital saboteurs handed a target.
    — Henry Larson, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of fulfill
Verb
  • This follows a successful season 18 which delivered double-digit growth over the previous season and set a new franchise premiere viewership record.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Two further extensions have since followed, the latest in January being an 18-month deal to take James to the end of the 2026-27 campaign.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of follow
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  • Spurred by tech giants’ insatiable appetite for computing power to dominate frontier models, the unprecedented global expansion of AI infrastructure has created demand so enormous that no single country can satisfy it.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The bottom line Creditors may ultimately be paid from the value of a deceased person's home in certain circumstances, and an estate may need to sell the property if there aren't enough other assets to satisfy valid claims.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of satisfy
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  • Jurin keeps working after the conversation ends—across phone, email, web chat and LINE, the messaging app used by the vast majority of Japan’s population—connecting plain language to the software that acts.
    — Jurin AI Contributor, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Turnbull says the state could do better keeping an open line of communication with road crews.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of keep
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  • The company completed its Metronome acquisition in January, and Stripe said the metering engine was already used by OpenAI, Anthropic and Nvidia to bill on tokens and GPU seconds.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • If completed, the sale would shore up Spain's leadership in a strategic sector by creating a new olive oil giant that would encompass a range of brands and secure a roughly 15% share of national consumption.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of complete
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“Comply (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comply%20%28with%29. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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