complied

verb

Definition of compliednext
past tense of comply
1
as in acquiesced

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2
as in conformed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for complied
  1. conducted
  2. acted
  3. deferred
  4. bore
  5. accepted
  6. restrained
  7. acquitted
  8. deported
Verb
  • The Illinois State Police conducted its own investigation, and spokeswoman Melaney Arnold said the department turned over its findings last month to Effingham County State's Attorney Aaron Jones.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The operation, conducted on-site southeast of Aberdeen, marks a significant milestone for offshore wind technology.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of conducted
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  • After trial and error, my colleagues and I found that rats could learn to drive forward by grasping a small wire that acted like a gas pedal.
    Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
  • But Harris has remained mum about the fact that DOI has not acted on the IRA requirement, keeping its leasing program in de facto suspension since.
    David Blackmon, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of acted
Verb
  • The bureau deferred additional questions to the District Attorney General's Office.
    Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The bureau deferred additional questions to the District Attorney General’s Office.
    NBC News, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of deferred
Verb
  • Here's an unfortunate fact: Your PowerPoint presentations are probably boring your coworkers.
    StackCommerce Team (Sponsored), PCMAG, 27 Oct. 2024
  • Get ready to reap all the benefits without boring your taste buds.
    Caroline Tien, SELF, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of bore
Verb
  • Comments on that plan are being accepted through Friday.
    Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Owens is alleged to have accepted $125,000 in cash from one of the agents on the yacht, according to the indictment.
    Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of accepted
Verb
  • Quite the elegant dram, but not restrained.
    Tony Sachs, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Reports indicate that the soldiers were restrained and shot at close range, reflecting an alarming, growing trend of executions of Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian troops.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of restrained
Verb
  • The sentiment being more important than the form, Miss Manners thinks Persons A and B both acquitted themselves most graciously.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Wallace, one of Hernandez’s two co-defendants in the Lloyd murder case, is convicted of accessory to murder after the fact and acquitted of murder.
    Eric Levenson, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of acquitted
Verb
  • Yet once an administration decides all undocumented immigrants should be deported, the priority on criminals will fade.
    Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Vance backed away from all of that during the debate, saying little more than violent criminals would be deported, a position that few will argue against.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of deported
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complicity

complied

complied (with)

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