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as in demanded

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verb

past tense of enforce
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
Verb
In an ideal world, antitrust regulations wouldn’t be fragmented and enforced by a panoply of states. — James Surowiecki, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026 Richard and Oracene Williams famously enforced a sisters-first rule, allowing Venus and Serena to battle on court but walk off as best friends. — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 No further details were released and a no-smoking rule has since been enforced. — Alyssa Modos, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026 As a result, the law can’t be uniformly enforced across the country unless the Supreme Court intervenes. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026 In many northern states, the laws being applied in Islamic courts are enforced by Hisbah. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 Known for his connections to Richard’s Bar, the old-school tavern where the city’s smoking ordinances never seem to be enforced, Dominic has reputed Outfit ties that go back many years. — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 Environmental regulations at sea are about to get stronger, or at least more stringently enforced. — Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 The controls are enforced by a government department called the Bureau of Industry and Security, or BIS. — Emily Feng, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enforced
  1. mandatory
  2. implemented
  3. compulsory
  4. applied
  5. executed
Adjective
  • Just weeks before Florida’s order, Flock announced mandatory changes that will soon take effect to address privacy and misuse concerns, including an audit tool to flag abnormal search behavior, the Associated Press reported.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Engineers must decouple search-data integration from my formatting engine so that retrieving web information does not automatically trigger a mandatory text truncation.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of mandatory
Verb
  • During the last legislative session, the GOP supermajority implemented new guardrails, including a law requiring quarterly spending reports to legislative leaders.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The changes also appear to address unintended consequences that arose from new rules implemented in August 2024, beginning with the Class of 2025.
    — Mike Sando, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of implemented
Adjective
  • In the Soviet Union, basic military training was compulsory in schools including gas mask drills, march practice, and rifle assembly.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Even though public schooling became compulsory in 1896, the language barrier and the remote location of many plantations led to gaps in access to these laborers’ formal education.
    — H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of compulsory
Verb
  • For the new project with Elantas, the researchers applied the process to dismantle an entire aerospace-style sandwich composite.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Odegaard duly applied the calm finish, a goal that will go down as a Tzolis assist.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of applied
Verb
  • The state’s order throws into question how these contracts will now be executed.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Chardonnay, an Australian shepherd, recently executed an extraordinary feat, jumping along the backs of 56 people in 60 seconds.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of executed

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“Enforced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforced. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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