as in followed
to act according to the commands of
she taught her dog to obey her when she said "Sit!" most people obey the law and wear their seat belts
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Recent Examples of obeyed
And all the adults obeyed the eldest daughter.
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Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Four of the five occupants obeyed the officers’ commands and got out of the car, the release states.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2026
The Nuggets obeyed his orders for a handful of possessions.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026
Every day, Dan obeyed his own addictions, killing pain with packs of cigarettes and Coors banquet beers.
—Andrew Callahan, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2026
Hegseth gave an unlawful order, and, unfortunately, people in the military obeyed it.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
When the bell rang in Beaver Falls, where elementary, middle and high schools all occupy the main drag, KDKA Investigates found a diligent crossing guard at one intersection with four-way stops and drivers who mostly obeyed the school zone speed limit displayed with flashing lights.
—Erika Stanish, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
And just like the existence of a black hole’s event horizon results in the creation of Hawking radiation, the existence of a cosmological horizon must also — if the same laws of physics are to be obeyed — create radiation.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
The fans obeyed and there was absolute silence until Putellas’s shot, which ended up too central and was stopped by Hannah Hampton.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Four of the five occupants obeyed the officers’ commands and got out of the car, the release states.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2026
The Nuggets obeyed his orders for a handful of possessions.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026
Every day, Dan obeyed his own addictions, killing pain with packs of cigarettes and Coors banquet beers.
—Andrew Callahan, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2026
Hegseth gave an unlawful order, and, unfortunately, people in the military obeyed it.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
When the bell rang in Beaver Falls, where elementary, middle and high schools all occupy the main drag, KDKA Investigates found a diligent crossing guard at one intersection with four-way stops and drivers who mostly obeyed the school zone speed limit displayed with flashing lights.
—Erika Stanish, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
And just like the existence of a black hole’s event horizon results in the creation of Hawking radiation, the existence of a cosmological horizon must also — if the same laws of physics are to be obeyed — create radiation.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
The fans obeyed and there was absolute silence until Putellas’s shot, which ended up too central and was stopped by Hannah Hampton.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obeyed
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Now 43-38, Charlotte has lost ground this week with difficult losses to Boston and Detroit that followed the same blueprint, as the Hornets fell off a cliff in the fourth quarter at the wrong time.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Apr. 2026
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Its techniques are still breathtaking today, richer and more substantial than any images that came before and many that followed.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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Although a resolution of the helium leak observed during Artemis II is not necessary for an Earth orbit mission such as Artemis III, it absolutely must be fixed in time for Artemis IV when Orion is operating in lunar orbit.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
11 Apr. 2026
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Scientists had long observed two distinct absorption and emission signals in the material that existing theories could not fully explain.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Obeyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obeyed. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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