1
as in accordance
a state of consistency
behavior found to be not in conformance with all company policies regarding sexual harassment
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as in compliance
the following of a custom, rule, or law
a woman with no interest in conformance to the dictates of fashion
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Recent Examples of conformance
The draft ordinance would prohibit any village agent or agency from providing information about or investigating or aiding in any investigation of a person or entity providing or receiving gender affirming care obtained in conformance with the laws of the state of Illinois.
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Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Finding driver heads that have crept over the line of conformance is not an unusual occurrence, especially for clubs that are hit thousands of times over a long period of time.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
To date, eight of Cisco’s Webex products have achieved consistent conformance with WCAG and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) standards.
—Rob Mason, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Each incident also resulted in an internal affairs investigation — on Jan. 13, Police Chief Todd Chamberlain upheld findings that Stanfield-Parker violated the department’s policies on off-duty firearm possession, conformance to law, conduct unbecoming and neglect of duty, firing him in each case.
—Max Levy, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2025
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Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Finding driver heads that have crept over the line of conformance is not an unusual occurrence, especially for clubs that are hit thousands of times over a long period of time.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
To date, eight of Cisco’s Webex products have achieved consistent conformance with WCAG and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) standards.
—Rob Mason, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Each incident also resulted in an internal affairs investigation — on Jan. 13, Police Chief Todd Chamberlain upheld findings that Stanfield-Parker violated the department’s policies on off-duty firearm possession, conformance to law, conduct unbecoming and neglect of duty, firing him in each case.
—Max Levy, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conformance
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In practice, the remaining payments would most likely be handled in accordance to the probate and intestacy laws of a claimant’s state.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
12 Dec. 2025
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Princess Beatrice and her sister Eugenie will be able to retain their royal titles thanks to an accordance with King George V’s Letters Patent of 1917.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
10 Nov. 2025
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Landlords are responsible for upkeep and compliance.—
Rachel Kim,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Gabe Feldman, another Altius consultant, is a law professor at Tulane and the school’s associate provost for NCAA compliance.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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However, the focus of this early work was on issues specific to medicine, such as quality improvement or barriers to medication adherence.—
Jennifer Singh,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2026
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Tesla shareholders chose ambition, innovation, and long-term value creation over adherence to outdated orthodoxy.—
Shane Goodwin,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Simpson, the Republican Senate leader, said his caucus would fight any changes to the state tax code that break with rolling conformity to federal tax policy, as when state leaders preemptively passed a law last year that opted Colorado out of a federal change exempting overtime pay from taxes.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
14 Jan. 2026
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In the face of growing conformity, critical thinking skills are needed more than ever.—
Kenneth Seeskin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Conformance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conformance. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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