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
To date, eight of Cisco’s Webex products have achieved consistent conformance with WCAG and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) standards.
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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
The project manager also reviews drawings and specifications for conformance to the authorized scope and programs, and represents the state in the selection of consultants, fee negotiations, and administration of contracts for architectural and engineering services.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Yann LeCun always reminds me of the very best of Bell Labs' scientists and engineers—a unique breed of individual, fiercely independent of thought and action, who thrive within company structures that typically value obedience and conformance to the corporate mantra and goals.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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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
The project manager also reviews drawings and specifications for conformance to the authorized scope and programs, and represents the state in the selection of consultants, fee negotiations, and administration of contracts for architectural and engineering services.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Yann LeCun always reminds me of the very best of Bell Labs' scientists and engineers—a unique breed of individual, fiercely independent of thought and action, who thrive within company structures that typically value obedience and conformance to the corporate mantra and goals.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conformance
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The classified documents case was one of two federal cases that were dropped in accordance with a longstanding Department of Justice policy not to prosecute a sitting president.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement In the 1940s, the Department of Defense was given its current name, and department officials were titled in accordance.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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An Amazon spokesperson said that the warehouse was built in compliance with all building codes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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The agreement also lets Boeing choose its own compliance consultant rather than appointing an independent monitor.—
Jamie Stengle,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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As early as March 4, 2020, the FBI opened an assessment of Hole for possible adherence to racially motivated violent extremism.—
Tony Cook,
IndyStar,
21 Oct. 2025
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Police added that no evidence of postmortem fractures were found on the remains, adding that forensic investigators found soil adherence and staining that suggest the remains may have been in the ground for over five decades.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Corporations were hiring social scientists to cultivate conformity in their workers.—
David Merritt Johns,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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With Blonde, premiering this week in the Tokyo International Film Festival’s main competition, rising 38-year-old director Yuichiro Sakashita delivers a sharp, quietly damning satire of conformity in Japan’s education system.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Conformance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conformance. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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