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
Under a pending agreement with ICE, the Guard's role enforcing immigration laws could expand to providing additional military personnel to be trained by ICE and deputized into assisting with policing immigration.
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Juan Cordoba, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Jones’s appeals can proceed, but unless a court grants a stay, the families may continue enforcing the judgments during those appeals.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
But with no funding bill poised to pass both chambers, some lawmakers are concerned that the White House’s Office of Management and Budget — or OMB, which is in charge of enforcing budget priorities across federal agencies — may move forward with attempts to implement more draconian cuts.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
After the decision, the LACSD stopped enforcing its own proper cause requirement for applications, per its website.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 1 Oct. 2025
Other users suggested that OP use the opportunity to begin enforcing boundaries with their mother to avoid future situations of having to take care of their half-siblings without asking permission.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Trump has already tested the limits of a nearly 150-year-old federal law, the Posse Comitatus Act, that restricts the military’s role in enforcing domestic laws.
—Konstantin Toropin, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
The White House has argued its immigration crackdown largely reflects a return to enforcing existing law that successive past presidents ignored.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
Louisville lawmakers have passed an ordinance that ends permit requirements for some protests — an effort led by a Republican council member who has in the past called out Mayor Craig Greenberg's administration for not enforcing the city's permitting rules.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
Juan Cordoba, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Jones’s appeals can proceed, but unless a court grants a stay, the families may continue enforcing the judgments during those appeals.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
But with no funding bill poised to pass both chambers, some lawmakers are concerned that the White House’s Office of Management and Budget — or OMB, which is in charge of enforcing budget priorities across federal agencies — may move forward with attempts to implement more draconian cuts.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
After the decision, the LACSD stopped enforcing its own proper cause requirement for applications, per its website.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 1 Oct. 2025
Other users suggested that OP use the opportunity to begin enforcing boundaries with their mother to avoid future situations of having to take care of their half-siblings without asking permission.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Trump has already tested the limits of a nearly 150-year-old federal law, the Posse Comitatus Act, that restricts the military’s role in enforcing domestic laws.
—Konstantin Toropin, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
The White House has argued its immigration crackdown largely reflects a return to enforcing existing law that successive past presidents ignored.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
Louisville lawmakers have passed an ordinance that ends permit requirements for some protests — an effort led by a Republican council member who has in the past called out Mayor Craig Greenberg's administration for not enforcing the city's permitting rules.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enforcing
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Companies are relentlessly focused on building and implementing AI products that ignite performance and achieve more with less.—
Derya Matras,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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The role is one that often goes under the public radar yet holds key power in implementing the president’s goals.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Starting on Friday, anyone interested in applying for the role as interim county executive can apply on the county clerk’s website, submitting a short application and resume, McGee said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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While applying pre-emergent herbicides in September or October is the best defense against these weeds, mowing in late fall and winter can help manage any that appear after the herbicide window.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Enforcing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforcing. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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