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as in obedience
a readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others
a strong-willed pop star who is not known for her compliance
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as in submission
a bending to the authority or control of another
an administrator who demands prompt and unquestioning compliance from subordinates
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as in adherence
the following of a custom, rule, or law
compliance with the statute was far from universal
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Recent Examples of compliance
Judging any military’s compliance with laws of armed conflict must be based on these measures, not on the results of a strike or an operation after the fact.
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John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
The department's Internal Affairs Unit is conducting a separate internal investigation to ensure compliance with departmental policy on the officer's part.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Nov. 2024
The agreement requires Cruise to cooperate with investigations, implement a safety compliance program, and provide annual reports on implementation and remediation.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
The federal agency said that the package of financial penalty and required reforms are designed to improve Ford’s compliance with the law.
—Matthew Dolan, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
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John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
The department's Internal Affairs Unit is conducting a separate internal investigation to ensure compliance with departmental policy on the officer's part.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Nov. 2024
The agreement requires Cruise to cooperate with investigations, implement a safety compliance program, and provide annual reports on implementation and remediation.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
The federal agency said that the package of financial penalty and required reforms are designed to improve Ford’s compliance with the law.
—Matthew Dolan, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compliance
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And there’s nuances to all this, but without boring you to death, this is basically one big whatcha-gonna-do-bout-it by a president who demands nothing less than complete obedience.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
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In March 1856, Little Thunder was forced to shake hands with Harney, who had summoned leaders of the seven Lakota bands to Fort Pierre, in South Dakota, to dictate his terms for peace—essentially, obedience and docility.Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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The win for Cruz avenged the only loss of his career at that point, a submission defeat to Faber in 2007.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Its pitching event received submissions by more than 600 projects hailing from more than 50 countries and territories.Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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Producers can label products as Parmesan regardless of origin or adherence to traditional methods.Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The accreditation scores come from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities data that evaluates the accreditation status of each CCRC and reflects its adherence to high standards of care.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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This scholarly expansion will likely involve a creative crossover of state backing and private sector cooperation from companies ready to meet research-grade compliancy standards.Joerg Leheste, Scientific American, 8 July 2024
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These numbers are also fed to a random bit Generator algorithm (RGB) which distills further the entropy of quantum origin to produce random bits in compliancy to NIST 800-90A/B/C standard.Chris Smith, BGR, 13 Apr. 2021
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Born at a time when conformity and repression were the cultural norms, Mad’s irreverence would affect TV shows and movies for decades and encourage young people to question the world around them.Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024
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Weaving threads of intelligent technologies to create something that escapes conformity and classification to celebrate such an aged whisky has been a thrill.Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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From protocol conformance to infrastructure resilience and secure key management, these risks scale as the value of staked assets grows.Amor Sexton, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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This should cover all aspects of your site’s design and functionality, including content readability, navigation ease, compatibility with assistive technologies, and conformance to current WCAG standards.Ran Ronen, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Our military serves the president as the leader and commander in chief of this country, with the acquiescence and the support of the Congress and the American people.Connor Donevan, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
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Republican Dwight Eisenhower’s election in 1952 resulted in GOP acquiescence in the New Deal’s expansion of federal authority.Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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The South Korean outpost is in an observation tower on the border between the two nations.Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
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Only 75% of annual observations of the giant planet by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope between 1994 and 2022 reveal them.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Compliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compliance. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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