complied

past tense of comply

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for complied
Verb
  • Officials, in turn, have at least ostensibly acquiesced while appealing decisions the administration opposes.
    Christine Adams / Made by History, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Everyone involved acquiesced to Moses and Morrison’s increasingly expensive demands.
    Elon Green, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Plus, the first quarter of the New Year is a critical time when performance evaluations are conducted, bonuses are awarded and promotions are decided.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Following an arrival ceremony at the Carter Presidential Center, a private service was conducted in the lobby of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, before the location was opened up to the public, allowing mourners to come and pay their respects.
    Nicholas Rice, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Lori also acted as Cameron’s agent for purposes of the ticket that permitted Cameron to enter the game.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Prosecutors concluded that the landlord acted in self-defense.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Reached by phone, Cross deferred all questions to CoreCivic headquarters.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
  • But being an actor, even for just that day, scratched an itch for me of that dream deferred.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • This strategy worked for him for about 10 years—and then began to bore him silly.
    Art Spiegelman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The real struggle was getting reacquainted with being bored.
    Andrew Mambo, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Does that mean Kidd has accepted the Mavericks are the Red Sox in that scenario?
    Sam Settleman, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • While walk-ins are accepted, larger groups must book in advance.
    Rachel King, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The individual, whose identity hasn’t been released, was quickly restrained by fellow passengers and later detained by state troopers.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Medium-full, this has restrained wood notes along with great mouthfeel, as the wine hits every corner of the mouth.
    Tom Hyland, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The Kardashian family patriarch always stood by Simpson's side, going on to act as his defense attorney in the infamous murder trial, at the end of which Simpson was acquitted on all counts.
    Liza Esquibias, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Some of the victims were acquitted the day before in the murder of the city's police chief.
    Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Complied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complied. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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