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complying

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verb

present participle of comply

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Adjective
  • Between organization-hero packing cubes, anti-theft wallets, and TSA-compliant travel bottles, any of the below products will keep your belongings neatly stored and safe from takeoff to touchdown.
    Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2026
  • Changing tables and sinks will be in the ADA-compliant units, alongside menstrual products.
    Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • History is replete with wars that end in interim agreements, deferring difficult issues to future negotiations, only for the interim arrangement to become permanent.
    Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
  • The county’s cost-saving measures include eliminating vacant positions, cutting programs, deferring maintenance projects, increasing revenue and implementing layoffs.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Vice president of communications Erin Kaplan says the classic innerspring mattress delivered temperature-regulating, body-conforming comfort for her as a side sleeper.
    Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2026
  • This design maximizes ocean views while conforming to the slope across five or possibly more levels.
    Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 19 June 2026
Adjective
  • Second, victims of higher taxes don’t stand still and get sheared like obedient sheep.
    Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • The dogs Kostyukevich saw on Happy K9 Academy’s Instagram page seemed happy and obedient.
    Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.
    Christopher Harris, CBS News, 22 June 2026
  • Match lets two consenting partners start a video chat in the middle of a text conversation.
    Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez, the brother of acting President Delcy Rodríguez, said on Sunday that more than 12,000 people have been displaced by the earthquakes and 774 buildings have been damaged or destroyed, including hospitals.
    Alfredo Meza, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
  • Our failure so far to force major Iranian concessions is the strongest possible indictment of the president’s decision to appoint Bill Pulte as the acting director of national intelligence, a man whose career includes no experience in any national security field.
    Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2026
Adjective
  • The economic order must remain subordinate to human dignity and the common good.
    Scott Simon, NPR, 30 May 2026
  • The study examined 518 manager-subordinate relationships and found that this leadership approach enhanced both employee thriving and performance through stronger positive job attitudes.
    Mary Hemphill, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • Bradley is also charged with one count of acceding to corruption by a public servant, one count of stealing $25,000 or more and one count of first-degree property damage.
    Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
  • 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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“Complying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complying. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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