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as in to acquiesce
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Recent Examples of comply
The number of South Florida condos on the list has more than doubled since 2023, according to figures complied by a law firm that obtained the database from a source.
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Failure to comply could result in fines or other penalties, depending on the municipality.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The origin of the Chicago flag In a big-money era, University of Illinois shrugs off rules on athletes’ NIL deals
Records show that a fraction of the school’s athletes are complying with a state law requiring them to disclose endorsements.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Jordan complied and sent the suspect money, but the crime only escalated from there as Samuel Ogoshi demanded more and more money from the 17-year-old.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Failure to comply could result in fines or other penalties, depending on the municipality.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The origin of the Chicago flag In a big-money era, University of Illinois shrugs off rules on athletes’ NIL deals
Records show that a fraction of the school’s athletes are complying with a state law requiring them to disclose endorsements.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Jordan complied and sent the suspect money, but the crime only escalated from there as Samuel Ogoshi demanded more and more money from the 17-year-old.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comply
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But Trump is hardly the first president to push the limits of his Article II prerogatives, nor are today’s congressional Republicans unique in their readiness to acquiesce.—
David M. Drucker,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Lobbying pays — and so does acquiescing to lobbyists.—
David B. McGarry,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2025
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Cognitive dissonance, motivated reasoning, and the pressure to conform are powerful psychological forces that can prevent people from accepting the truth.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Major League Baseball confirmed that the bats in question conform to the league's maximum size rules and manufacturer regulations.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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Except for McConnell, every Republican senator acceded to Trump’s wishes anyway.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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University officials acceded to those demands, which also include a review of admission policies and a ban on students wearing masks at protests.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
25 Mar. 2025
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Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said the carrier will defer deliveries of new aircraft if they are hit with tariffs.—
Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Jeff Cox,Christina Wilkie,Erin Doherty,Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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Shohei Ohtani’s 10-year, $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers is massively deferred, lowering its present value to $460.8 million, according to Major League Baseball’s calculations.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Ukraine has consented to a ceasefire proposed weeks ago by Washington.—
Yehor Konovalov and Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Eighty-five percent of customers consented to 23andMe research, allowing their individual-level data to be used for studies.—
Kayte Spector-Bagdady,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2025
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Joann only accepting in-store purchases during closure All Forever 21 stores to be closed by May 1 following closing sales, operator says Is your favorite restaurant charging you extra for eggs?—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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Don’t Fight The Inevitable With clear and immediate AI ROI already proven in many use cases, IT teams should not only accept its presence but also embrace it and actively leverage its power to stay competitive.—
Tal Dagan,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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To subscribe, click here or fill out the box below.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
1 Apr. 2025
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For more from Irving, including her experience making out with Barbra Streisand in Yentl, listen to the full episode of It Happened in Hollywood and be sure to subscribe.—
Seth Abramovitch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Comply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comply. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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