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to carry out effectively
the duty of the police is to enforce the law
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Recent Examples of enforced
Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025
Rights groups reported numerous instances of torture, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in the run up to the vote.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Prosecutors said that visible proximity lets predators identify and target children who appear nearby, then use in-app messaging to groom or arrange contact — unless Snapchat’s location sharing is turned off or set to ghost mode and strict friend-only settings are enforced.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
But Rodrik also believes there can be no return to the pre-Trump global system, which relied on one-size-fits-all trade rules enforced by transnational agencies such as the World Trade Organization.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
When enforced, arbitration clauses require a party to exhaust arbitration, which can be expensive and last months or years, before suing.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
That involves going after low-level offenses to send a message that laws will be enforced across the board.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
And then there are questions about how this will actually be enforced.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2025
However, since the law began being enforced in July, many products have remained on gas station shelves throughout the state, according to KATV.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
The timing also suggests that DOJ officials may want to obtain the ballot records before McBurney decides, after November 24, whether the State Election Board’s subpoena will be enforced or denied.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025
Rights groups reported numerous instances of torture, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in the run up to the vote.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Prosecutors said that visible proximity lets predators identify and target children who appear nearby, then use in-app messaging to groom or arrange contact — unless Snapchat’s location sharing is turned off or set to ghost mode and strict friend-only settings are enforced.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
But Rodrik also believes there can be no return to the pre-Trump global system, which relied on one-size-fits-all trade rules enforced by transnational agencies such as the World Trade Organization.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
When enforced, arbitration clauses require a party to exhaust arbitration, which can be expensive and last months or years, before suing.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
That involves going after low-level offenses to send a message that laws will be enforced across the board.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
And then there are questions about how this will actually be enforced.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2025
However, since the law began being enforced in July, many products have remained on gas station shelves throughout the state, according to KATV.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enforced
Verb
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Passive House strategies were implemented throughout, and there’s rooftop solar with battery storage, high-efficiency heat pumps, and electric car chargers, among other features.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
31 Oct. 2025
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But because those laws are contingent on congressional approval, the year-round observation isn’t currently implemented in any state so far.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Congress failed to pass a budget or temporary funding measure before the federal fiscal year ended on October 1, forcing many federal agencies to cease all non-mandatory operations.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Having initially faced 20 years in jail, the additional indictments raised his possible jail term to 45 years, with a mandatory minimum of five years in federal prison.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Stepper motors applied small boundary motions, tracked by cameras.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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Another similar video gave an even closer look at these green prosthetics, which the makeup artist applied on top of her upper lip, instantly giving Klum a witchy look.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Being a quick study is an invaluable knack in repertory theatre, which is where Hopkins, with a two-year interlude for compulsory military service, kicked off his career.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Under state compulsory-attendance laws, children are required to attend school regularly—typically from ages 6 to 16—and districts are required to track every absence.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While the women accused in the infamous Salem witch trials in colonial America have long since been pardoned, the convictions of hundreds of British women executed under similar laws officially still stand.—
James Frater,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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The story of Aileen Wuornos—who murdered seven men between 1989 and 1990 and was executed by lethal injection in 2002—has long been a fixture of culture, fictionalized on TV and dramatized for film, with Charlize Theron playing the serial killer in an Oscar-winning role.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Enforced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforced. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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