complies (with)

verb

present tense third-person singular of comply (with)
1
as in follows
to act according to the commands of the guards rushed to comply with the warden's orders

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2
as in fulfills
to do what is required by the terms of were summarily threatened with a lawsuit if they did not comply with the contract

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for complies (with)
  1. follows
  2. fulfills
  3. obeys
  4. satisfies
  5. keeps
  6. completes
Verb
  • The incident follows a spate of drone attacks on at least seven cargo vessels off the Black Sea coasts of NATO members Romania and Bulgaria in October.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The film follows a Polish burglar who assumes the identity of a dead stranger’s girlfriend, with unexpected results.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of follows
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  • The Chair44 discovery, on the other hand, fulfills a decades-long quest to find a strong example.
    — Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2026
  • My heart is not in it, my kids are my life, my work supports us and fulfills me, along with hobbies.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of fulfills
Verb
  • It must be completely replaced with an agency that obeys the law and the Constitution.
    — WCCO Staff, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Ricky obeys, blowing off plans to watch game tape with Russ, out of disguise.
    — Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of obeys
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  • In an email, HHS spokesperson Emily Hilliard wrote that every committee member satisfies the FDA’s ethics requirements.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
  • As that churn suggests, none of these stories satisfies him, none proves sufficient to sustain a self.
    — Garth Greenwell, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of satisfies
Verb
  • Highly possible, yet the USA keeps assuring Ukranian leaders that the support of the United States is with them.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • One of cosmology’s greatest mysteries is the nature of dark energy—the invisible force that keeps the universe expanding at an ever-increasing rate.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of keeps
Verb
  • The home office that completes this level offers a perfect spot for working from home.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The coaster will remain closed until the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire completes its investigation.
    — Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of completes
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