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
Federal judge Julia Kobick in Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction stopping the Administration from enforcing the policy against Orr and six other individual plaintiffs in April.
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
One of them was to have the right balance between rigidly enforcing rules, while also adapting on set to new issues that pop up.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
The Liberty Justice Center supports enforcing limits on government overreach.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
That means economists measuring who gains and who pays, lawmakers weighing trade-offs and answering to voters, and courts enforcing the rules – not designing the policy.
—Bedassa Tadesse, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
At Goddard, Segrid Harris was appointed ETD director in January and began enforcing rigid expectations that many staff saw as a cultural break from NASA norms.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
In an email, Blaha tells PEOPLE that enforcing a mandate against his community isn't what prompted him to join the military.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Though no official draft of the bill appears to have been shared, the letter sent to Marshall by the 157 state representatives suggests that the act would make enforcing stricter food regulations a federal responsibility rather than allowing states to implement their own policies.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
The Big 12 Conference is now enforcing a new rule enacted in the offseason that penalizes teams for objects being thrown on the field, and Texas Tech has been forced to institute the ban.
—Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Chad De Guzman, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
One of them was to have the right balance between rigidly enforcing rules, while also adapting on set to new issues that pop up.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
The Liberty Justice Center supports enforcing limits on government overreach.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
That means economists measuring who gains and who pays, lawmakers weighing trade-offs and answering to voters, and courts enforcing the rules – not designing the policy.
—Bedassa Tadesse, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
At Goddard, Segrid Harris was appointed ETD director in January and began enforcing rigid expectations that many staff saw as a cultural break from NASA norms.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
In an email, Blaha tells PEOPLE that enforcing a mandate against his community isn't what prompted him to join the military.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Though no official draft of the bill appears to have been shared, the letter sent to Marshall by the 157 state representatives suggests that the act would make enforcing stricter food regulations a federal responsibility rather than allowing states to implement their own policies.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
The Big 12 Conference is now enforcing a new rule enacted in the offseason that penalizes teams for objects being thrown on the field, and Texas Tech has been forced to institute the ban.
—Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enforcing
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The Corps proposed strengthening the bank by implementing riprap, or rocks.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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State officials in Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Oregon and New Jersey filed declarations warning that implementing the USDA’s partial payment plan could lead to technical failures and higher error rates.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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Many major airlines are also waiving change fees and penalties for passengers who are looking to switch their flights on their own, though some carriers are applying limits.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
7 Nov. 2025
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Thompson immediately began applying for jobs, including DoorDash, grocery stores and substitute teaching.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Enforcing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforcing. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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