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
Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
In some states, an order can’t be enforced until the abuser is served.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
If taking excursions booked with a third party that is not the cruise line, check with the third party to make sure their times are correct and are strictly enforced to prohibit delays.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
These rules, enforced by the state Department of Health, are designed to prevent outbreaks of contagious illnesses that once posed widespread threats.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
The very policies and practices that had sustained Black business districts under segregation — captive markets, enforced proximity, and a philosophy of economic self-reliance —were suddenly undermined once Black consumers could freely choose mainstream establishments.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
The administration has griped about the large fines that the EU has levied as a result of their privacy laws and antitrust laws that are significantly more stringent and enforced more frequently in Europe than in the United States.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Parking fees at Barber Park are also not enforced after the season.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2025
But the station reported that now, drivers in La Jolla’s Windansea Beach area have received more than 300 tickets in the six months that the law has been enforced, more than other neighborhoods — particularly on Vista del Mar Avenue, where motorists received 292 of those.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Geoff Simon, who led the opposition to Measure 1, said the group hasn't filed a challenge to the law but only because state officials haven't enforced the measure, or at least not to an alarming level.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
In some states, an order can’t be enforced until the abuser is served.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
If taking excursions booked with a third party that is not the cruise line, check with the third party to make sure their times are correct and are strictly enforced to prohibit delays.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
These rules, enforced by the state Department of Health, are designed to prevent outbreaks of contagious illnesses that once posed widespread threats.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
The very policies and practices that had sustained Black business districts under segregation — captive markets, enforced proximity, and a philosophy of economic self-reliance —were suddenly undermined once Black consumers could freely choose mainstream establishments.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
The administration has griped about the large fines that the EU has levied as a result of their privacy laws and antitrust laws that are significantly more stringent and enforced more frequently in Europe than in the United States.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Parking fees at Barber Park are also not enforced after the season.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2025
But the station reported that now, drivers in La Jolla’s Windansea Beach area have received more than 300 tickets in the six months that the law has been enforced, more than other neighborhoods — particularly on Vista del Mar Avenue, where motorists received 292 of those.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enforced
Verb
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Indeed, colleges and universities across the nation have implemented hiring freezes, laid off staff, paused investments, and accepted fewer students, among other actions, in response to their possible budget gaps.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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It was never fully implemented under Kaegi’s predecessor, Joe Berrios, a Tribune and ProPublica investigation found.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Remove any yellowing with a paste of lemon juice and baking soda applied to affected areas.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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Credits will be automatically applied to upcoming PG&E bills for electricity used in August.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Now that mandatory fee will nearly double on September 30 to $40.—
Jeanne Bonner,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Upper Basin has vocally refused to accept any mandatory cuts in its water use for the sake of the reservoirs.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The long sordid legal saga came to a somber end in January 2024 when Kenneth Eugene Smith was executed via nitrogen gas in Alabama after being convicted in a murder-for-hire plot.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Others incorrectly stated that the killers had executed their plan to perfection.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The audience demographics at these two SoCal shows was certainly interesting… a mixture of aspirational and actual Englishness, united in a tempory new world order marked by seemingly compulsory bucket hats.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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The plan comes a decade after the government suspended compulsory duty and includes the possibility of reintroducing conscription if recruitment targets are not met, according to Reuters.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Enforced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforced. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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