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
The package passed by a 214-212 in the House, largely along party lines as Republicans mostly stood together to enforce Trump’s agenda to cut federal funding for public media.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 12 June 2025
Instead of making and enforcing policy through normal political channels, Abusive Federalism delights in threatening to bankrupt Democratic states by withholding their own tax dollars from them.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
But skeptics immediately questioned how that will be enforced, since many riders — on traditional bikes and e-bikes — blast through red lights and weave through traffic, sometimes for social media attention.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2025
Legally, the company pointed out that the line is blurry between dupes and fakes, making enforcing legal action murky and uneven.
—Alexandra Pastore, Footwear News, 11 June 2025
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 12 June 2025
Instead of making and enforcing policy through normal political channels, Abusive Federalism delights in threatening to bankrupt Democratic states by withholding their own tax dollars from them.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
But skeptics immediately questioned how that will be enforced, since many riders — on traditional bikes and e-bikes — blast through red lights and weave through traffic, sometimes for social media attention.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2025
Legally, the company pointed out that the line is blurry between dupes and fakes, making enforcing legal action murky and uneven.
—Alexandra Pastore, Footwear News, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enforce
implement
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Commercial distribution has ceased effective immediately, while enrollment in ongoing clinical trials has been paused until additional risk mitigation measures can be implemented in study protocols.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Advertisement President Bill Clinton eventually signed the UNCLOS implementing agreement in 1994, when the treaty entered into force.—
Time,
Time,
17 June 2025
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“Enforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforce. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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