as in obedient
readily giving in to the command or authority of another
a corrupt regime aided by a compliant press
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Recent Examples of compliant
For allocators long boxed out by regulatory gray zones, the arrival of compliant, onshore tools marks a shift from passive access to active positioning, and the adoption has been swift.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 July 2025
These employers often require hundreds of workers and are prepared to retain them long-term, which sets the foundation for highly successful and legally compliant placements.
—William Jones, USA Today, 26 July 2025
The president wants exactly the reverse from California, and seems most compliant with California desires when they are addressed to him with abject obsequiousness.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 25 July 2025
Given the nature of such products, leading Chinese AI players with global operations are not able to order them in a legally compliant way, install them in their own data centers, or receive Nvidia’s customer support.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 July 2025
These employers often require hundreds of workers and are prepared to retain them long-term, which sets the foundation for highly successful and legally compliant placements.
—William Jones, USA Today, 26 July 2025
The president wants exactly the reverse from California, and seems most compliant with California desires when they are addressed to him with abject obsequiousness.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 25 July 2025
Given the nature of such products, leading Chinese AI players with global operations are not able to order them in a legally compliant way, install them in their own data centers, or receive Nvidia’s customer support.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compliant
obedient
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The Guthrie family cowers in obedient fear of its brooding patriarch (Peter Mullan).—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
5 Aug. 2025
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Hana must suppress her considerate and obedient nature or her destiny will be as dark as the solar eclipse.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
23 July 2025
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“Compliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compliant. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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