comply

verb

Definition of complynext
1
as in to acquiesce

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2
as in to conform

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Recent Examples of comply Marsing said carriers had about a year and a half of notice to comply with the requirements, but the changes did not happen at the same pace for every provider. — Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 Anzalone said Camas would comply with whatever rules are in place. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Officials said the decision was made as part of the district's ongoing efforts to comply with Texas Senate Bill 12, enacted in 2025, and other applicable laws. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 The prototype was built to comply with the new BayB standard. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for comply
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comply
  1. acquiesce
  2. conform
  3. accede
  4. defer
  5. consent
  6. accept
  7. subscribe
Verb
  • So the showrunner of TV’s number one comedy acquiesced and, in 1995, bought a green Porsche 911 coupe.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026
  • But what begins as a bold and daring attempt to broach progressive issues in a notoriously conservative society ultimately loses its nerve, acquiescing to a number of eyebrow-raising narrative compromises.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of acquiesce
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  • While outlandish, most of the basic facts here conform to reporting about the real-life events.
    — Hayden Field, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Mass popularity usually demands conformity, and this show didn’t conform.
    — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of conform
Verb
  • Kyiv briefly acceded to the request, but has since resumed attacks — and Russia has continued to pound Ukraine’s energy infrastructure throughout the week.
    — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Which would entail the young girl acceding to a reality in which women sometimes deserved to be tortured to death.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of accede
Verb
  • Trump issued an executive order last week allowing truckers to use tax-exempt offroad diesel on the highway, but the tax obligation is deferred not eliminated.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The court has deferred a decision on the lease and sublease rejections until a hearing Wednesday.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of defer
Verb
  • One reason for his endorsement is that Bass declined to consent to Mejia performing an audit into her signature homelessness program Inside Safe.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • But dating apps are not largely not transparent about how personal information is stored, analyzed, and shared and require you to legally consent to sharing data.
    — Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of consent
Verb
  • Rather than accept his acclaim, a boozy Lee gets on stage and immediately tears into the crowd for being sellouts.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • All donations are tax-deductible and can be made through its online zakat-giving portal, which accepts recurring and one-time payments as high as $10,000 or amounts of one’s choosing.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of accept
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  • The 80,000-word, 317-page book was instead free to anyone who subscribed, with the final chapter releasing on August 31.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2026
  • This means that underwriters would be required to purchase any IPO shares that investors fail to subscribe for, potentially leaving them responsible for the entire offering.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
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“Comply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comply. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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