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
Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The contract may not even need to be enforced.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Laura D’aprile, head of the Department for Ecological Transition and Green Investments at the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security, confirmed at the forum that a law should be enforced in the first quarter of 2026.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Before then, the First Amendment was basically the weak sister among constitutional protections—courts rarely enforced it and regularly upheld convictions for political speech.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Because CBAs are written contracts, they can be enforced to ensure promises are kept.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
The ordinance would aim to clarify existing rules — including a requirement that federal agents obtain a judicial warrant to access nonpublic areas of county facilities — and require they be enforced by county contractors, grantees and leaseholders.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
According to The Times, payment of the notional rent would only be enforced if Andrew failed to maintain the property's refurbishment.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
The law is enforced on sections of I-4, I-75, I-95, and Florida’s Turnpike.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The $100,000 fee, if enforced, could disrupt the business model of large Indian IT outsourcing firms that recruit directly from overseas.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The contract may not even need to be enforced.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Laura D’aprile, head of the Department for Ecological Transition and Green Investments at the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security, confirmed at the forum that a law should be enforced in the first quarter of 2026.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Before then, the First Amendment was basically the weak sister among constitutional protections—courts rarely enforced it and regularly upheld convictions for political speech.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Because CBAs are written contracts, they can be enforced to ensure promises are kept.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
The ordinance would aim to clarify existing rules — including a requirement that federal agents obtain a judicial warrant to access nonpublic areas of county facilities — and require they be enforced by county contractors, grantees and leaseholders.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
According to The Times, payment of the notional rent would only be enforced if Andrew failed to maintain the property's refurbishment.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
The law is enforced on sections of I-4, I-75, I-95, and Florida’s Turnpike.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enforced
Verb
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Robotic system overcomes key technical challenges If implemented at large scale, the system could help tackle range anxiety for EVs.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Last year, the state implemented Senate Bill 129, a law that prohibits any state agency or educational institution from sponsoring or mandating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But, with the loss of his income and bills pouring in, the family applied for benefits at the end of September when her husband's paychecks officially dried up.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The most obvious being that mice were used, so results can’t be directly applied to humans yet.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 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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Johnson reportedly regained control of the vehicle and attempted to flee again, but police executed a ramming technique, known as a tactical vehicle intervention, to disable the vehicle, the release says.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Oct. 2025
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In Comet, Brave also found that attackers can hide commands in images that are executed when a user takes a screenshot, while in Fellou—another agentic AI browser—simply navigating to a malicious web page can trigger the AI to follow harmful instructions.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The problem arises when implicit or explicit pressures make either covering or uncovering feel compulsory—so the aim is to restore agency, letting employees decide for themselves without penalty.—
Tia Katz,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The campaign faces a tight deadline, 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.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Enforced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforced. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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