as in demanded
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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
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
If enforced, the unprecedented regulation could precluded companies from operating normally in the international markets and would likely decimate investment.
—David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
The registration mandate has been on the books since 1940, but has seldom been enforced.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
When enforced, an arbitration clause compels a judge to dismiss a case.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Immediately after the ruling, Department of Homeland Security officials emphasized in a news release that the deadline to register for those who’ve already been in the country for 30 days or more is Friday and that going forward, the registration requirement would be enforced to the fullest.
—Rebecca Santana, Twin Cities, 11 Apr. 2025
However, the registration requirement has been infrequently enforced.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2025
The law was later declared unconstitutional by a federal court and hasn’t been enforced since 2018.
—Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Democrats raised concerns both about the bill not being enforced strictly enough and that bad actors could abuse the takedown process.
—ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
The draconian rules imposed upon women and girls in Afghanistan are strictly enforced with those objecting being threatened, beaten, detained and subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment in detention.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
If enforced, the unprecedented regulation could precluded companies from operating normally in the international markets and would likely decimate investment.
—David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
The registration mandate has been on the books since 1940, but has seldom been enforced.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
When enforced, an arbitration clause compels a judge to dismiss a case.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Immediately after the ruling, Department of Homeland Security officials emphasized in a news release that the deadline to register for those who’ve already been in the country for 30 days or more is Friday and that going forward, the registration requirement would be enforced to the fullest.
—Rebecca Santana, Twin Cities, 11 Apr. 2025
However, the registration requirement has been infrequently enforced.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2025
The law was later declared unconstitutional by a federal court and hasn’t been enforced since 2018.
—Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Democrats raised concerns both about the bill not being enforced strictly enough and that bad actors could abuse the takedown process.
—ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enforced
Adjective
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This even prohibits complimenting the food, which is practically considered mandatory these days.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025
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Alvarez had held the undisputed super middleweight crown, but the IBF stripped Alvarez of its belt in July 2024 after Alvarez failed to make a mandatory title defense against Scull.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But a prevailing question is whether the administration has raced to act, made mistakes and later applied new narratives and legal justifications to specific deportation cases challenged in the news and in the courts.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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Over a one-week period, a concrete solution was applied to fill the hole until the leak stopped.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Jack would begin a compulsory ninety-day psychiatric evaluation in the California Institution for Men in Chino, a rough place known to be brutal to younger inmates for the same possession charges.—
Susannah Cahalan,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2025
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Now, Weight Watchers isn’t exactly facing bankruptcy because people everywhere are suddenly looking inward and agreeing to throw off the shackles of compulsory thinness.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Alabama and Louisiana have executed inmates by nitrogen gas.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2025
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Use the Right Hardware Bryant is also a fan of using curtains instead of doors, but only when it’s executed correctly.—
Lauren Jones,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Enforced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforced. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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