adhere (to)

verb

Definition of adhere (to)next
1
as in to keep (to)
to give steadfast support to our coach adheres to the belief that we can win this game if we just have a positive attitude

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2
as in to obey
to act according to the commands of adhere to the terms of the deceased's will

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  1. obey
  2. follow
  3. defend
  4. stand by
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  • The officer corps must obey the president’s lawful commands, even if officers judge them unwise.
    Ronald R. Krebs, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The government urged residents to obey: to leave homes and neighborhoods and trust that firefighters would do their best to protect them.
    Jim Newton, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of obey
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  • While the show follows the Howey novels fairly closely, things develop differently; genders are flipped, and deaths happen in different ways.
    Barry Levitt, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Attention has already turned to the vast cleanup and restoration effort that will follow, with California Gov. Gavin Newsom promising a Marshall Plan-style rebuilding effort that could cost tens of billions of dollars.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of follow
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  • While the pardon power lies exclusively with the President, the attorney general would have to defend Trump’s actions in court if they are challenged.
    Nik Popli, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Bondi, 59, had helped lead the America First Policy Institute, a pro-Trump think tank, and defended Trump during his first Senate impeachment trial in 2020.
    Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Leslie Josephs,Spencer Kimball,Ece Yildirim, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of defend
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  • And a colleague of mine standing by here in the studio with me.
    ABC NEWS, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
  • And there will be little Biden can do beyond stand by and watch.
    Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of stand by
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“Adhere (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adhere%20%28to%29. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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