complied (with)

verb

Definition of complied (with)next
past tense of comply (with)
1
as in obeyed
to act according to the commands of the guards rushed to comply with the warden's orders

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2
as in fulfilled
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 complied (with)
  1. fulfilled
  2. followed
  3. kept
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  • The team also discovered that about 15% of adults fulfilled the criteria for functional iron deficiency, which occurs when the iron in the body is stored away but not readily available for use.
    Lauryn Higgins, Health, 4 Oct. 2024
  • For Landry, who was elected on an anti-crime platform, the law’s passage fulfilled a campaign pledge.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of fulfilled
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  • Our first real date was ice skating at Topanga Plaza, followed by dinner at Carl’s Jr.
    Marcus Ryle, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Private equity has followed a rocky path, with leveraged buyouts posting only an 8% return last year, the lowest in over a decade.
    Don Muir, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of followed
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  • The winner can now exchange the replica for the real golden owl — kept under Becker’s supervision for years.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The real terrors are kept outside, on this notoriously hellish stretch of Hollywood Boulevard.
    Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of kept
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“Complied (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complied%20%28with%29. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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