complying 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of complyingnext
as in compliant

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complying

2 of 2

verb

present participle of comply
1
as in deferring

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2
as in conforming

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for complying
  1. compliant
  2. deferring
  3. obedient
  4. acting
  5. subordinate
  6. conducting
  7. conformable
  8. accepting
Adjective
  • By avoiding fines and penalties and staying ahead as a compliant finance expert, leaders can ensure regulatory adherence and maintain industry credibility.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The Browns further maintain that even if their constitutional arguments fall short, they should be deemed compliant with the Modell law.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of compliant
Verb
  • But deferring difficult foreign policy choices leaves the United States with worse options later on.
    Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Spirit has been working toward improving its financial position this year, executing a restructuring plan that involves changing routes, deferring new aircraft deliveries, cutting 32 routes, and adding new premium tiers for passenger service and experience.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of deferring
Adjective
  • Feeding into Milioti’s volatile performance, her costumes chart a journey from obedient heiress to homicidal mob boss, culminating in her violent retribution against Oz in the show’s penultimate episode.
    Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Even so, our exercises did not suggest that any authoritarian would command a uniformly obedient federal workforce.
    Barton Gellman, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
Definition of obedient
Verb
  • Days after San Mateo County released a scathing report accusing Sheriff Christina Corpus of abuse of power and other wrongdoing, her acting assistant sheriff Matthew Fox resigned Thursday, the Sheriff’s Office said.
    Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Aiman al-Mudaifer was named as NEOM’s acting CEO.
    Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of acting
Adjective
  • The president, in other words, is increasingly subordinate to the courts.
    Ian Millhiser, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
  • This subordinate specification could allow regulators to implement auditing capabilities world-wide.
    James Felton Keith, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of subordinate
Verb
  • But supplement companies have incentive to sell lithium OTC without conducting rigorous research on its effects.
    Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Employers conducting background checks should note that all states with comprehensive data privacy laws exempt background checks conducted in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
    Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of conducting
Adjective
  • In particular, embodiments describe protective cover layer structures that may be implemented in curved, flexible, conformable and foldable display modules, and in particular with curved, flexible, conformable and foldable display panels.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 6 Apr. 2021
  • Is this suit more conformable than the costume from Revenge of the Sith?
    Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2022
Definition of conformable
Verb
  • Other contracting experts said federal departments and agencies should have been more skeptical about accepting free products and consulting services from Microsoft, given the implications for competition and national security.
    Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Federal authorities have accused him of accepting at least $10,000 in cash in an envelope from Owens.
    Bracey Harris, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of accepting
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complying

complying (with)

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