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
But the brain enforces its own urban planning.
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Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, the Insight Meditation Society, which offers programs ranging in length from weekends to several-months-long, enforces a few additional measures to remove distractions—no electronics, no books, even no eye contact.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 28 Jan. 2026
The system enforces a state law requiring other vehicles to come to a complete stop when a school bus is stopped with its stop-arm extended and red lights flashing.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 23 Jan. 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, 23 Jan. 2026
As of February 25, 2026, that right disappears as the Home Office enforces new rules of entry.
—Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Skeet, a member of a conservative Christian denomination that believes drinking is a sin, enforces an alcohol ban on ranch property.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
Japan enforces nine years of compulsory education, a fact that has fueled online discussion about Tarou’s future.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
The department enforces local and state law.
—Ingrid Harbo, Twin Cities, 13 Jan. 2026
Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, the Insight Meditation Society, which offers programs ranging in length from weekends to several-months-long, enforces a few additional measures to remove distractions—no electronics, no books, even no eye contact.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 28 Jan. 2026
The system enforces a state law requiring other vehicles to come to a complete stop when a school bus is stopped with its stop-arm extended and red lights flashing.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 23 Jan. 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, 23 Jan. 2026
As of February 25, 2026, that right disappears as the Home Office enforces new rules of entry.
—Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Skeet, a member of a conservative Christian denomination that believes drinking is a sin, enforces an alcohol ban on ranch property.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
Japan enforces nine years of compulsory education, a fact that has fueled online discussion about Tarou’s future.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
The department enforces local and state law.
—Ingrid Harbo, Twin Cities, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enforces
Verb
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Greenpeace campaigner Eefje de Kroon welcomed the ruling and said that the organization would carefully monitor how the government implements the court’s orders.—
Mike Corder,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The new ordinance implements a $250 fine, which increases with each violation.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The designation only applies to the sign, not the attached building, which houses Americana Pizza.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Jan. 2026
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The ideal model securely streams biometric data into clinical systems, applies advanced analytics within provider workflows and translates insights into coordinated care delivery across pharmacies, community services and home support.—
Sahar Hashmi,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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System 2 handles high-level reasoning and language, System 1 translates perception into full-body motion at high frequency, and System 0 executes human-like balance and coordination at kilohertz rates.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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The protocol feeds the graph, the graph trains the model, the model executes better transactions, which generates more protocol data.—
Joe Toscano,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Enforces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforces. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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