complied

verb

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. acquiesced
  2. conformed
  3. consented
  4. conducted
  5. acceded
  6. acted
  7. deferred
  8. bore
Verb
  • As the Tingleys alternately acquiesced to and resisted Vista Grande's insistence on medication, administrators started calling 911 after altercations, according to ambulance and police dispatch records.
    — Jordan Rau, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
  • For the past five years, Ella had only acquiesced to seeing them on Easter and Christmas Eve, which for an Italian-American family was equivalent to a declaration of war.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of acquiesced
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  • As one of the three colorways that conformed with the NBA’s uniform regulations, the sneaker is rendered primarily in white.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • That dwarfed the offerings of Morocco, which had no existing stadiums that conformed to tournament specifications and would need to spend upwards of $15 billion to prepare for a World Cup.
    — Kevin Baxter Follow June 7, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Definition of conformed
Verb
  • Owners consented to donating brain samples from their old dogs for this study.
    — Julie Moreno, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Bederow said changing the law could force courts to grapple with whether someone truly lacked the capacity to consent or instead consented at the time and later regretted the encounter.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
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Verb
  • In fact, their 2026 Giving Signals Report, conducted with The Harris Poll, pegged millennials as the most active donor generation right now.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
  • While at the site, Wyatt conducted a series of tests and eventually claimed that the formation was actually the remains of Noah’s Ark.
    — Eric Vanden Eykel, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of conducted
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  • When Queen Elizabeth acceded to the throne in 1952 upon the death of her father, King George VI, Winston Churchill was the British prime minister.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
  • In 1910, following the death of his father, King Edward VII, King George V acceded to the throne and Mary became Queen.
    — Natasha Leake, Vanity Fair, 2 June 2026
Definition of acceded
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  • Appearing alongside Fry are Elfman, Beach, Jessica Sula, Maria Zhang and Luke Kleintank, the latter of whom also acted in Bones, though his time on that show did not overlap with Fry.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Her breakdancing and pop-and-lock dancing background also played a role throughout the show, as her moves alongside her all-male dancing troupe acted as an additional instrument.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of acted
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  • The official causes of death for both were deferred, pending further investigation.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • That mandatory inclusion cannot be deferred again, but gain from a separate inclusion event may qualify for a new deferral if timely reinvested.
    — Fernando Jimenez, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of deferred
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  • Powerful cutters have whirred to life on a giant drill that will begin boring a new train tunnel under the Hudson River connecting Manhattan to New Jersey.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The twin tubes, bored at a rate of roughly 30 feet per day, will take about a year to dig.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of bore
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“Complied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complied. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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