complied

Definition of compliednext
past tense of comply
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Verb
  • Allen is said to have reluctantly acquiesced to ARC’s demands and, in the process, alienated others.
    Ian King, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The Clintons previously objected to testifying before Congress about their ties to the late financier, but ultimately acquiesced to Comer’s subpoena.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • According to a person with knowledge of the situation, Foster’s dual roles were reviewed by the National Football League Players Association to make sure the situation conformed with the NFLPA’s regulations governing contract advisors.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Sharpe said traditionally French cuisine has been looked at as the standard, and chefs have conformed to fit that standard.
    Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In a completely unrelated incident, in February 2020, Chris was arrested after drunkenly falling asleep in the entryway of a stranger's home and consented to a voluntary DNA swab, not thinking twice about it.
    Megan De Mar, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Under the agreement, Iran consented to limit its use of advanced centrifuges for 10 years, and to restrict uranium enrichment to below weapons-grade levels for 15 years.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Working with local police, the Secret Service conducted site reviews of the sprawling complex and established a security perimeter to prevent suspicious individuals from approaching the president and other VIP attendees.
    Michael Collins, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The Ravens conducted a protracted search, hiring Los Angeles Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter — one of Harbaugh’s former assistants — as the franchise’s fourth head coach.
    Michael Silver, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Wright reluctantly acceded to the changes, seeing the book club selection as a crucial opportunity for Black writing and a social and political milestone.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The Cuban government has already reportedly acceded to this latter demand.
    Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The federal judge in that case ruled that a jury could find that State Farm had acted in bad faith if the plaintiffs' lawyers demonstrated that the company ignored certain kinds of hail damage.
    Michael Copley, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The April 22 incident took place during dismissal in the Hancock County School District, which said students acted quickly to safely stop the bus, contact emergency services and remain calm until help arrived.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • That is a different standard than most organizations work under now, where outcomes can be explained, softened or deferred with the right language.
    Richard P. Weigand, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2026
  • His cause of death was deferred.
    Rachel DeSantis, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Little about the New England Patriots’ last three weeks has been boring.
    Chad Graff, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • And the fact that people pay money to stand around for four hours, or more, to watch a press conference is a remarkable testament to sports fans’ willingness to be bored as long as football is tangentially involved.
    Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Complied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complied. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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