as in implementing
to carry out effectively
the duty of the police is to enforce the law
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Recent Examples of enforcing
Each agency in charge of enforcing each law would then weigh potential harms, with enforcement to be modified based on how much of the application each agency approves.
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Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Universities with tens of thousands of students might have trouble enforcing a campus smartphone-and-laptop ban, and might not have the capacity to require everyone to live on campus.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2025
Plumes of dark smoke towered above soldiers enforcing a curfew on the quiet streets of Kathmandu Wednesday morning as rumors swirled about a possible meeting between the leaderless Gen Z movement, the army and the president.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Officials said that previous administrations had been lax in enforcing transparency in drug advertising.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
In your case, that would have been Spain’s Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aérea (AESA), which is responsible for enforcing EC 261 in Spain.
—Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
The incumbent, Ted Garcia (Pedro Pascal), who lives in upper-middle-class comfort with his teen-age son, Eric (Matt Gomez Hidaka)—and without his ex-wife, who left him long ago—is intent on enforcing the state’s mask mandate.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
The agreement also includes an injunction preventing the union from enforcing the collective bargaining agreement between the union and the district on the basis of race and from retaliating against anyone who opposed any discriminatory practices or participated in any related investigation.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The court thus temporarily barred school boards from enforcing Act 573, pending any further appeals.
—Lydia Artz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Universities with tens of thousands of students might have trouble enforcing a campus smartphone-and-laptop ban, and might not have the capacity to require everyone to live on campus.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2025
Plumes of dark smoke towered above soldiers enforcing a curfew on the quiet streets of Kathmandu Wednesday morning as rumors swirled about a possible meeting between the leaderless Gen Z movement, the army and the president.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Officials said that previous administrations had been lax in enforcing transparency in drug advertising.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
In your case, that would have been Spain’s Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aérea (AESA), which is responsible for enforcing EC 261 in Spain.
—Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
The incumbent, Ted Garcia (Pedro Pascal), who lives in upper-middle-class comfort with his teen-age son, Eric (Matt Gomez Hidaka)—and without his ex-wife, who left him long ago—is intent on enforcing the state’s mask mandate.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
The agreement also includes an injunction preventing the union from enforcing the collective bargaining agreement between the union and the district on the basis of race and from retaliating against anyone who opposed any discriminatory practices or participated in any related investigation.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The court thus temporarily barred school boards from enforcing Act 573, pending any further appeals.
—Lydia Artz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enforcing
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Food Companies Adapt or Struggle Food manufacturers are implementing crisis management strategies that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago.—
Phil Lempert,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The list recognized 350 hospitals across 30 countries for their standout work in implementing new technologies.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The paper also highlights the potential of digital twins — virtual patient replicas that allow doctors to simulate treatments before applying them in real life.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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By applying Stoic principles, individuals can filter out the noise, focus on the controllable, and approach financial decisions with clarity rather than fear.—
Andrew Rosen,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Enforcing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforcing. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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