as in to implement
to carry out effectively
the duty of the police is to enforce the law
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Recent Examples of enforce
Yet for the first time since its founding, the regime has lost the ability to enforce that law.
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
One of them was to have the right balance between rigidly enforcing rules, while also adapting on set to new issues that pop up.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
Precisely how rigorous planetary protection standards will be enforced is also something to consider.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Republican members of the committees also did not sign the letter to Andrew and issued a statement criticizing the Democrats for not backing Republican efforts to enforce subpoenas against former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
One of them was to have the right balance between rigidly enforcing rules, while also adapting on set to new issues that pop up.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
Precisely how rigorous planetary protection standards will be enforced is also something to consider.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Republican members of the committees also did not sign the letter to Andrew and issued a statement criticizing the Democrats for not backing Republican efforts to enforce subpoenas against former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enforce
Verb
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Crowley did not implement any vetoes after the board passed the budget.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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At the end of October, Paramount Skydance implemented a significant workforce reduction, in which about 1,000 employees were laid off.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
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Regional restrictions may apply.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Future research could explore whether similar biases apply to other visible traits, such as race or disability.—
Abby Frank,
The Conversation,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Enforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforce. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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