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
Identity integration enforces this at the user level.
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Bernard Aceituno, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Nor are they covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which enforces worker’s compensation and rights to safe working conditions.
—Julia Bowling, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
The city's Department of Environmental Protection enforces the law, which can result in a fine of $350 to $2,000.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 26 May 2026
Neighbors are still bound by the strict every-third-day watering schedule Castle Rock already enforces.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 23 May 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.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
There is no opt-out — the location itself enforces the disconnect.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 May 2026
Last year, the Boys Don't Cry star helped lobby for the CA Senate Bill 646, which enforces prenatal vitamin manufacturers to test for and disclose levels of potentially harmful heavy metals in products.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
That was in disagreement with the Denver auditor’s office, which enforces the ordinance.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
Bernard Aceituno, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Nor are they covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which enforces worker’s compensation and rights to safe working conditions.
—Julia Bowling, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
The city's Department of Environmental Protection enforces the law, which can result in a fine of $350 to $2,000.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 26 May 2026
Neighbors are still bound by the strict every-third-day watering schedule Castle Rock already enforces.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 23 May 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.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
There is no opt-out — the location itself enforces the disconnect.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 May 2026
Last year, the Boys Don't Cry star helped lobby for the CA Senate Bill 646, which enforces prenatal vitamin manufacturers to test for and disclose levels of potentially harmful heavy metals in products.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
That was in disagreement with the Denver auditor’s office, which enforces the ordinance.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enforces
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This project implements long-term mental health services, outreach to residents who frequently experience homelessness and expands DHS’s peer workforce, according to the county’s report.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
19 Nov. 2025
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If Interior implements its own plan, that intervention could set off litigation between the states and the federal government or between the states, Gimbel said.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Sacramento consistently ranks among the most diverse cities in the country, and that applies across all stripes.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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And, as the price of scans has fallen dramatically over the past two decades, clinicians have responded by ordering a whole lot more of them, increasing the demand for even more radiologists, meaning that the Jevons paradox applies.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2026
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Falling within the the Department of Finance in New York, the NYC sheriff executes civil warrants for courts, is appointed by the mayor (rather than elected), and has—compared to the NYPD—a modest budget of approximately $16 million.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2026
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Lin does almost everything at a high level, executes the small things extremely well and plays the game with a rare quality, maturity and detail for a D his age.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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“Enforces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforces. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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