complying (with)

present participle of comply (with)
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for complying (with)
Verb
  • With the election results, Schumer has appeared to improve his position with the caucus, following a tumultuous tenure in recent years.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Some of Nvidia's biggest rivals, such as Broadcom, Intel and Advanced Micro Devices, saw their shares advance Thursday following Huang's departure as investors predicted that its customers will look to diversify their suppliers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Then, if Starship is fulfilling its promise, SpaceX plans to retire Falcon for good.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 10 Nov. 2026
  • In its response, the museum said that the severance did not qualify as earned wages under state law because payment was contingent on McDuffie fulfilling her contractual obligations.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 9 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Trump threatened Indiana Republicans for not obeying him with an altered map and ran primary challenges to a number of state senators, beating several.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 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
Verb
  • By keeping the true trunk baseline measurement a secret, Rockefeller Center prevents anyone from reverse-engineering the math to call them out.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • In a regulatory filing on Thursday, Nvidia said Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress will serve as interim CEO while keeping her finance role until a permanent successor is named.
    — Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Under the proposal, states could also designate other activities as satisfying the requirement.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026
  • An evening spent learning something absorbing can be satisfying simply because the world feels a little less familiar afterward.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Willis, meanwhile, was lights out in the period, completing 77% of his passes for 90 yards and a touchdown.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The Buccaneers became the first team in 52 years to play a game without completing a pass — Mayfield was 0 for 3 in a driving rainstorm.
    — Rob Maaddi, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
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“Complying (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complying%20%28with%29. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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