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complying

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verb

present participle of comply

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for complying
Adjective
  • An internal audit completed earlier this year by the NFLPA reportedly found the organization compliant with best practices.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 14 July 2025
  • This can be a Real ID or other compliant form of identification.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • Sandra Ng headed the cast of the film, deferring her fee.
    Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025
  • This decline reflects homeowners deferring non-essential projects, impacting Angi’s business model.
    Joe Cornell, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • When done correctly, the result should increasingly feel like working 1-1 with an instructor, but without the inconvenience of conforming to the instructor's schedule or competing for time and attention with other students.
    Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • When faced with differences, individuals are likely to respond in one of three ways—by conforming and agreeing with the other person, seeking their validation or distancing themselves altogether.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Tatras are a large livestock guardian breed originating from the Tatra Mountains in Poland, while golden retrievers are a popular choice as family pets due to their gentle and obedient nature.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
  • Today’s Republican Party is a bunch of weak, spineless cowards who cower in obedient terror at Trump’s feet.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • Right before graduation, Smalls found a two-year program in the William Esper Studio in New York City which teaches acting techniques such as the Meisner Technique.
    Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2025
  • When the acting dream started Growing up in Sacramento, Smalls was a three-sport athlete in high school attending West Campus, Rosemont and Foothill in North Highlands.
    Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • These institutions provide checks and balances in a way that would almost seem to draw on American traditions of government — with the profound difference that all institutions in Iran are ultimately subordinate to just one power, Khamenei's.
    Steve Inskeep, NPR, 25 June 2025
  • Columban monasteries remained free of the control of local bishops and were instead directly subordinate to the pope.
    Bernd Roeck June 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
Verb
  • The office for State Attorney Phil Archer, who oversees prosecutions in Seminole County, confirmed the office is not conducting its own investigation.
    Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
  • This means shifting from a reactive to a proactive stance, conducting regular assessments of organizational defenses and creating an environment where proactively addressing the root causes of human and organizational problems is encouraged and rewarded.
    Rob De La Espriella, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Last year saw the first curved OLED televisions—progress in such conformable screens could lead to the days when virtually any surface could be host to a display.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Jan. 2015
  • In particular, embodiments describe protective cover layer structures that may be implemented in curved, flexible, conformable and foldable display modules, and in particular with curved, flexible, conformable and foldable display panels.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 6 Apr. 2021
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“Complying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complying. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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