enforcing

verb

present participle of enforce
as in implementing
to carry out effectively the duty of the police is to enforce the law

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Recent Examples of enforcing In March, the Supreme Court barred California from enforcing state rules that restrict when schools can notify parents about students who come out as transgender and require teachers to use children’s preferred pronouns. — Daniella Silva, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026 The statutes of Life, Truth, and Love, all synonyms for God, are the laws of God at work throughout all of creation, enforcing unselfishness, integrity, and justice for all. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026 Two federal courts of appeals have now issued conflicting decisions on whether federal law preempts states from enforcing their sports betting laws against Kalshi and other prediction-market operators. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Aug. 2026 There, the president’s order and the post office rule enforcing it will certainly be opposed by the Court’s three liberal justices, who disagreed with the conclusion that opponents had filed their case too soon. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Kalshi sued Nevada regulators in March 2025, and soon secured a court order blocking them from enforcing state gaming laws against the company. — Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 In addition to enforcing a blockade of Iranian ports, this week, the administration threatened to severely sanction any country that does business with Iran. — Justin Fishel, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 Lawsuits have accused Lyft of failing to perform more thorough background checks on prospective drivers, maintaining in-car surveillance and enforcing zero-tolerance policies against drivers. — Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026 Disability rights advocates fear the changes to special education oversight weaken the federal safety net for autistic students and others with disabilities, making these systems more confusing when families need help enforcing students’ rights. — Claire Sibonney, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enforcing
  1. implementing
  2. applying
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  • School districts in Indiana, Virginia, Wisconsin and more are already implementing these new systems.
    — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026
  • But according to emails obtained by the I-Team, implementing the programs in some districts has been met with resistance or reluctance.
    — Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of implementing
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  • The people in the crosshairs The most drastic shifts impact those who plan to stay in Japan for the longest – those applying for permanent residency, a status that grants rights to work, unlimited entries, and infinite stay.
    — Christine Miyawaki, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
  • In a normal Transformer, tokens—the units of information that large language models process—are passed from lower layers of a model’s neural network to higher layers sequentially, with each layer applying mathematical operations in turn.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of applying

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“Enforcing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforcing. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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