ENFORCED Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

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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The purpose of the program, created by Congress and enforced by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or FERC, was to induce electric utilities to join regional transmission organizations like ISO New England. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026 Parties to a contract have to be confident it will be enforced by a court of law, with no recourse to bribery or political influence. — Tom Campbell, Oc Register, 4 July 2026 The Maine Principals' Association allows students to compete on teams that match their gender identity, and the state's human rights act essentially requires such policies be enforced. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 In all states, ratios are applied per trade, not across an entire project or site, and enforced daily, meaning that if a journeyman calls in sick, an apprentice may not be able to work. — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Starlight has a clear bag policy similar to the policy enforced by the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026 Building collapses are common in Pakistan, where construction standards are often poorly enforced. — CNN Money, 1 July 2026 In April, six transgender residents sued over the law, and earlier this month, a judge issued a narrow preliminary injunction preventing the law from being full enforced. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 30 June 2026 While Sacramento police had not enforced the ban for years, the repeal of the 1988 ordinance and the signs along Franklin Boulevard and Broadway was a milestone. — Hg Biggs, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2026

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An evacuation warning means a potential threat to life and/or property, and those who require time to evacuate were urged to leave ahead of any mandatory evacuation order.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Regulation varies by state and there is currently no mandatory federal accreditation or licensing requirement for either body donation organizations or non-transplant tissue banks, which are not regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 13 July 2026

Definition of mandatory

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But critics say that if the rule is implemented, the final sign-off for grants will no longer be in the hands of subject-matter experts within individual agencies, but in those of political appointees.

— Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act imposed stricter work requirements to qualify for SNAP benefits and implemented restrictions on non-citizens accessing them.

— Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026

Definition of implemented

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As economist and Opportunity@Work founder Byron Auguste has noted, when policymakers, employers and parents all realized that the shifting job landscape required a different preparatory path, states passed compulsory education laws.

— Tim Knowles, Fortune, 8 July 2026
In our analysis, the gap between women and men may persist unless masculinity itself becomes less dependent on dominance, control and compulsory heterosexuality.

— Ann M. Merriwether, The Conversation, 7 July 2026

Definition of compulsory

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Boston Dynamics said the same AI training methods used to teach Atlas celebratory football movements are also being applied to warehouse automation and manufacturing tasks.

— Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Bollo, the son of a domestic worker and a line cook, said he’s applied to work as a teaching assistant and graduate researcher, which would waive the cost of his tuition.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of applied

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Of the 63 inmates executed in the United States in 2025 and so far this year, Florida has carried out 28 of them.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Channel your inner Sporty Spice with preppy tees featuring jersey numbers and rugby stripes, executed with fashionable precision by Versace, Nili Lotan, Staud, and TWP.

— Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 10 July 2026

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