as in follows
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 obeys
With analog simulators, physicists map a quantum system of interest onto an analogous system — one that obeys equations of the same form but is easier to configure and observe in a lab.
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Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obeys
follows
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Red Dead Redemption 2 follows an outlaw named Arthur Morgan, who's part of the Van der Linde gang.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
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Co-created by The New York Times bestselling author Carr and season 1 creator and showrunner David DiGilio, Dark Wolf follows Ben Edwards (Taylor Kitsch) on his journey from the SEALs to the clandestine side of CIA special operations.—
Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Obeys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obeys. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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