as in implemented
to carry out effectively
the duty of the police is to enforce the law
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Recent Examples of enforced
Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
This practice raises significant ethical issues, particularly in light of the ongoing censorship enforced by the Iranian government.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
However, the law has had a mixed reception and has not been enforced consistently.
—Roger Huang, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Berger also said that Brown would not have been on the train if Charlotte had enforced fare payments on light rail.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
Defense lawyers could still file appeals, but once those challenges are exhausted, the ruling becomes final and any prison terms can be enforced.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
These inconsistencies create legal gray areas in how the laws are interpreted and enforced.
—Andrew Yockey, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
Geoff Simon, who led the opposition to Measure 1, said the group hasn't filed a challenge to the law but only because state officials haven't enforced the measure, or at least not to an alarming level.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
In some states, an order can’t be enforced until the abuser is served.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
And for that purpose, the question is not whether tariffs are announced but how they are enforced.
—Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
This practice raises significant ethical issues, particularly in light of the ongoing censorship enforced by the Iranian government.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
However, the law has had a mixed reception and has not been enforced consistently.
—Roger Huang, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Berger also said that Brown would not have been on the train if Charlotte had enforced fare payments on light rail.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
Defense lawyers could still file appeals, but once those challenges are exhausted, the ruling becomes final and any prison terms can be enforced.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
These inconsistencies create legal gray areas in how the laws are interpreted and enforced.
—Andrew Yockey, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
Geoff Simon, who led the opposition to Measure 1, said the group hasn't filed a challenge to the law but only because state officials haven't enforced the measure, or at least not to an alarming level.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
In some states, an order can’t be enforced until the abuser is served.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enforced
Verb
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Healthcare organizations that implemented a lakehouse reported 42 percent faster data retrieval, a 35 percent improvement in patient outcomes, and a 28 percent reduction in diagnosis times.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Forest Closure — No significant changesThe Sierra National Forest implemented a partial closure on August 28, 2025, in response to the full suppression effort on the Garnet Fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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So, perhaps the discipline to be applied here is the practice of regularly choosing to test our assumptions.—
Tim Maurer,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The color was applied to the top of the nail as a French tip with an empty line slit through the middle.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Most Americans support common-sense measures like background checks, mandatory training, licensing, restrictions on magazine size, and safe-storage rules.—
John J. Donohue,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Florida’s state legislature needs to get involved to make other mandatory school vaccines optional,including those that protect against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio, measles, mumps and rubella.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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On Tuesday evening, ahead of the official start of New York Fashion Week, at Cipriani Wall in Manhattan, Brandice Daniel and her team executed an evening dedicated to artisans and creatives.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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Federal agents executed a search warrant at her home in Virginia and found three 9mm pistols, including one inside a purse that also contained Perkins’ photo identification.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The new subject remains non-compulsory, but Screen Scotland hopes the appetite shown in pilots will drive wide adoption.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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The 90-day window for lodging a challenge is tight, but veto referendums have been successful in Missouri as recently as 2017, when labor unions successfully organized to defeat a right-to-work law that would have banned compulsory union fees.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Enforced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforced. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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