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to carry out effectively
the duty of the police is to enforce the law
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Recent Examples of enforced
Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Quarantine orders, which can be enforced with fines and prison time, are a rare legal step that can be taken if someone objects to a public health request.
—ABC News, 16 June 2026
But for decades, city agencies rarely enforced it, issuing just one or two idling citations per day citywide.
—Chris Hartmann, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
To build an equitable workplace, leadership behaviors and inclusion standards must be clearly operationalized, monitored, and enforced across every department.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
For generations, the federal government enforced civil rights laws with an eye toward remedying historic, systemic discrimination against Black people and other people of color.
—Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Law said that the policy will be enforced.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
Ever since the January uprisings against the regime, Tehran has enforced a bloody clampdown against its opponents.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
Even though this new policy ran counter to the way the rules for arresting and detaining noncitizens had been enforced for decades prior, ICE immediately began operating accordingly.
—Tasha Carvell, Twin Cities, 8 June 2026
Verb
It will be enforced in the area bounded by the Detroit River, Third Street, the Lodge Freeway (M-10), the Fisher Freeway (Interstate 75), the extension of the Fisher Freeway east to include Gratiot Avenue, Vernor Highway, Chene Street, Atwater Street and the Aretha Franklin Amphitheater.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Quarantine orders, which can be enforced with fines and prison time, are a rare legal step that can be taken if someone objects to a public health request.
—ABC News, 16 June 2026
But for decades, city agencies rarely enforced it, issuing just one or two idling citations per day citywide.
—Chris Hartmann, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
To build an equitable workplace, leadership behaviors and inclusion standards must be clearly operationalized, monitored, and enforced across every department.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
For generations, the federal government enforced civil rights laws with an eye toward remedying historic, systemic discrimination against Black people and other people of color.
—Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Law said that the policy will be enforced.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
Ever since the January uprisings against the regime, Tehran has enforced a bloody clampdown against its opponents.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
Even though this new policy ran counter to the way the rules for arresting and detaining noncitizens had been enforced for decades prior, ICE immediately began operating accordingly.
—Tasha Carvell, Twin Cities, 8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enforced
Adjective
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Every match, in every stadium, will pause twice—midway through each half—for a mandatory three-minute hydration break, regardless of weather or temperature.—
Dilan Gomih,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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The Chiefs finished mandatory minicamp on Thursday with Josh Simmons at left tackle, and Jaylon Moore, Esa Pole and Kahlil Benson getting first-team snaps at right tackle.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Talanoa Ili, a top-100 recruit in the Trojans’ vaunted 2026 class, joins Stanford quarterback Charlie Mirer as one of two lead plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit that takes aim at the system implemented since the settlement ushered in a new era of direct payment from universities to athletes.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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Importantly, many of the recommendations identified in the audit are already underway or have been implemented since the conclusion of the audit period.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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In contrast, Sanders’ American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act is compulsory, mandating a 50% equity transfer, with the government gaining voting shares, board representation, and revenues directed toward cash payments and public goods.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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Military service is compulsory for most Jewish men and women in Israel.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Verb
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The flutist Denis Bouriakov and the bassoonist Whitney Crockett applied pinpoint dexterity to Paganini and Rossini, respectively.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Three days after his arrest last August, Jasper applied for a hearing on the Missouri Department of Revenue’s one-year revocation of his license for allegedly refusing to submit to a chemical test.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Then there is the strategy, executed without the million-dollar budget that comes with studio backing.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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Investigators executed a search warrant at the headquarters of the conspiracy in Baltimore and seized more than 8,000 packs of untaxed cigarettes and hundreds of counterfeit Maryland tax stamps.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Enforced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforced. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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