as in enforcing
to carry out effectively
implemented the evacuation plan without a hitch
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Recent Examples of implementing
Beyond potential political resistance, implementing the name changes saddles campus administrators with costly and time-consuming busywork, including updating legal documents, maps and physical signage.
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Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
Some council members have questioned whether the city is rushing the process instead of implementing a more deliberative process to determine if the building can be fixed.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Not every district has found implementing the new guidance such a straightforward update.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Among them are plans to continue implementing Proposition 4, the $10-billion climate bond approved by voters in 2024 for programs geared toward wildfire resilience, safe drinking water, flood management, extreme heat mitigation and other similar efforts.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
In the meantime, the Lake Worth school district will operate as normal and focus on implementing a comprehensive turnaround plan focused on foundational literacy and math, officials said.
—Samuel O'Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2026
Alamo isn’t implementing any layoffs and all base wages will remain the same.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
Yet when Bennett moved to Minnesota United after two years — on the recommendation of Hull striker Will Keane, whose father-in-law is former Everton forward Adrian Heath and was then head coach of the MLS side — he was tasked with implementing similar structures to those at Hull.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
The Corps proposed strengthening the bank by implementing riprap, or rocks.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
Some council members have questioned whether the city is rushing the process instead of implementing a more deliberative process to determine if the building can be fixed.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Not every district has found implementing the new guidance such a straightforward update.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Among them are plans to continue implementing Proposition 4, the $10-billion climate bond approved by voters in 2024 for programs geared toward wildfire resilience, safe drinking water, flood management, extreme heat mitigation and other similar efforts.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
In the meantime, the Lake Worth school district will operate as normal and focus on implementing a comprehensive turnaround plan focused on foundational literacy and math, officials said.
—Samuel O'Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2026
Alamo isn’t implementing any layoffs and all base wages will remain the same.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
Yet when Bennett moved to Minnesota United after two years — on the recommendation of Hull striker Will Keane, whose father-in-law is former Everton forward Adrian Heath and was then head coach of the MLS side — he was tasked with implementing similar structures to those at Hull.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
The Corps proposed strengthening the bank by implementing riprap, or rocks.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implementing
enforcing
Verb
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Police would definitely have their hands full enforcing that.—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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The green fee was also supposed to apply to cruises and their passengers, too, which makes up a large part of the Hawaii tourism scene, but a federal judge recently blocked Hawaii from enforcing the levy on the floating behemoths, according to CBS.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Implementing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implementing. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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