as in to implement
to carry out effectively
the duty of the police is to enforce the law
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Recent Examples of enforce
Despite the legal challenges, the Supreme Court ruled in May that the administration can enforce the ban as the lawsuits move forward.
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Deena Zaru, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2025
Restrictions should include prohibiting sharing information about residents, removing federal agents from local police facilities, and rescinding or narrowing authorizations to enforce local law.
—Spencer Reynolds, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
The new changes will make the curfew easier to enforce, Theetge said during a recent presentation to council.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Aug. 2025
However, unlike its brethren, sotol lacks the backing of international trade agreements to enforce that D.O. across borders.
—Andy Vasoyan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
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Deena Zaru, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2025
Restrictions should include prohibiting sharing information about residents, removing federal agents from local police facilities, and rescinding or narrowing authorizations to enforce local law.
—Spencer Reynolds, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
The new changes will make the curfew easier to enforce, Theetge said during a recent presentation to council.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Aug. 2025
However, unlike its brethren, sotol lacks the backing of international trade agreements to enforce that D.O. across borders.
—Andy Vasoyan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enforce
implement
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Alonso and his collaborators wanted to implement a method in which the players showed more intensity in training.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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The arrest has raised questions about how DJS handles youth crime, especially as the agency, under acting director Betsy Fox Tolentino, implements changes.—
Keith Daniels,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Enforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforce. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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