as in implements
to carry out effectively
the duty of the police is to enforce the law
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Recent Examples of enforces
The goal of the mandate is to provide similar stipulations to what the city enforces for heating during the winter months.
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Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Oversight falls to the California Geologic Energy Management Division, which enforces detailed standards for access to the well, wellbore integrity, and abandonment under state law.
—Tim Rathmann, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
The insurance commissioner leads the state agency that approves rate hikes for home and auto plans, investigates complaints about providers and enforces consumer protections.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
In Kansas City and Independence, each city’s health department enforces the food code while in Kansas, the state’s Department of Agriculture handles inspections.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2026
On Sunday, police prevented Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa from entering the church, citing security concerns as Israel enforces a ban on gatherings in synagogues, churches and mosques during the ongoing war with Iran, which has brought missile strikes near holy sites.
—Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
The lawsuit against a Coca-Cola distributor signals a historic shift for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which enforces federal law on workplace bias.
—Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2026
For drivers under 21, Texas enforces a zero-tolerance policy, meaning any detectable amount of alcohol can lead to penalties.
—Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
Among other provisions, the AVMSD enforces a 30 percent European content quota for streaming on-demand services like Netflix.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Oversight falls to the California Geologic Energy Management Division, which enforces detailed standards for access to the well, wellbore integrity, and abandonment under state law.
—Tim Rathmann, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
The insurance commissioner leads the state agency that approves rate hikes for home and auto plans, investigates complaints about providers and enforces consumer protections.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
In Kansas City and Independence, each city’s health department enforces the food code while in Kansas, the state’s Department of Agriculture handles inspections.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2026
On Sunday, police prevented Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa from entering the church, citing security concerns as Israel enforces a ban on gatherings in synagogues, churches and mosques during the ongoing war with Iran, which has brought missile strikes near holy sites.
—Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
The lawsuit against a Coca-Cola distributor signals a historic shift for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which enforces federal law on workplace bias.
—Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2026
For drivers under 21, Texas enforces a zero-tolerance policy, meaning any detectable amount of alcohol can lead to penalties.
—Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
Among other provisions, the AVMSD enforces a 30 percent European content quota for streaming on-demand services like Netflix.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enforces
Verb
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The authors recommend that the World Health Organization implements targets to reduce the use of consumer-product biocides in its next Global Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Central Committee implements the decisions of the Party Congress, oversees the party’s policies between Party Congresses, and elects a Polit Bureau, which is the chief executive body of the party, and its general secretary.—
Andrew Pereira,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The $5 discount for prepaid bags still applies.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Sports Broadcasting Act exemption passed in 1961 applies only to broadcast television.—
Joe Reedy,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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For decades, organizational hierarchies have determined who makes decisions and who executes them.—
Teuila Hanson,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Iran executes 3 men detained during January protests Iran announced the execution of three men detained in January’s nationwide protests, the first such sentences known to have been carried out, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Enforces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforces. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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