complies (with)

present tense third-person singular of comply (with)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for complies (with)
Verb
  • The Mipcom presentation follows a May ruling by Spain’s Supreme Court concerning the game’s intellectual property rights.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • What follows is some of what Inspectors Ayerdis and Lopez found Monday.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Telsey Advisory Group analyst Joe Feldman said an outside agent could create distance between Amazon and its shoppers, even if Amazon ultimately fulfills the order.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Civic Federation President Joe Ferguson agreed that whether or not Johnson fulfills his pledge to transparently outline the projection will prove critical.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Ricky obeys, blowing off plans to watch game tape with Russ, out of disguise.
    — Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The human brain is a physical object, composed of biological material that obeys the laws that govern the rest of the universe, computers included.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • As that churn suggests, none of these stories satisfies him, none proves sufficient to sustain a self.
    — Garth Greenwell, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Visually stylish and well-acted, this is a pulpy thriller that satisfies.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Seeing that table filled with this much talent, funding and support is what keeps us going.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The Moon entering your 11th House keeps social connection available without requiring full disclosure.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • An attached two-and-a-half car garage with a mudroom entry completes this home.
    — Kim Quillen, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Timekeepers added that extra leap day because Earth completes one orbit around the Sun in about 365 and one-quarter days.
    — Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
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“Complies (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complies%20%28with%29. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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