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
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.
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Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
During their first reign from 1996-2001, the Taliban had outlawed all music besides non-instrumental religious chanting, enforcing the ban with brutal tactics that included a suicide bombing at an ANIM student concert.
—Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
However, enforcing those bans online is more difficult, the report states.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The fifth good habit is enforcing a policy of always using the least intrusive method of data collection.
—Keivan Navaie, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025
Cohen said enforcing the ID requirement would require the city to separate local elections from statewide ones, establish different polling places and issue two sets of ballots to voters.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
For Hathaway, the Santa Cruz county sheriff, lost trust is his biggest concern with deputies enforcing immigration laws in a border county that’s 83% Latino.
—Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2025
Employees in the department’s Office for Civil Rights, which is responsible for enforcing federal civil rights laws in schools and protecting students with disabilities from discrimination, were also laid off.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
The complaint seeks an injunction to prevent OHSAA from enforcing its prohibition against Brown, as well as damages, attorneys’ fees and other remedies.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
During their first reign from 1996-2001, the Taliban had outlawed all music besides non-instrumental religious chanting, enforcing the ban with brutal tactics that included a suicide bombing at an ANIM student concert.
—Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
However, enforcing those bans online is more difficult, the report states.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The fifth good habit is enforcing a policy of always using the least intrusive method of data collection.
—Keivan Navaie, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025
Cohen said enforcing the ID requirement would require the city to separate local elections from statewide ones, establish different polling places and issue two sets of ballots to voters.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
For Hathaway, the Santa Cruz county sheriff, lost trust is his biggest concern with deputies enforcing immigration laws in a border county that’s 83% Latino.
—Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2025
Employees in the department’s Office for Civil Rights, which is responsible for enforcing federal civil rights laws in schools and protecting students with disabilities from discrimination, were also laid off.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
The complaint seeks an injunction to prevent OHSAA from enforcing its prohibition against Brown, as well as damages, attorneys’ fees and other remedies.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enforcing
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The solution lies in working proactively to identify risks, implementing systems to prevent them, and fostering collaboration between internal departments within the company.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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That includes implementing cameras at dangerous intersections to automatically cite speeding drivers.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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By the end of last season, Ancelotti was getting frustrated with how some of his stars were losing focus and not applying their talents to the benefit of collective success.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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While individual well-being adds up to represent the happiness of a nation, Heshmati cautions against applying the study’s conclusions to your own health and risk of death from chronic disease.—
Lindsey Leake,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Enforcing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforcing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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