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adhere
verb as in conform to or follow rules exactly
Weak matches
abide by, be attached, be constant, be devoted, be devoted to, be faithful, be loyal, be true, cleave to
verb as in stick or become stuck to, either physically or mentally
Weak matches
cling like ivy, freeze to, hold fast, hold on like bulldog, stay put, stick like a barnacle, stick like glue
Example Sentences
To adhere to the restriction, he had to leave the game with 6:56 left in the fourth quarter with the Mavericks down by just three points.
The media regulator has published guidelines designed to make the internet safer for women and girls - and threatened to make it "absolutely clear to the public" which platforms are not adhering to them.
But in the following months, executives observed that chatbots, in long conversations, are less likely to adhere to safety guidelines.
Unlike the 1960s, teams must adhere to a salary cap and players can take full advantage of free agency.
They rode to work in Rolls-Royces and adhered to a Protestant ethic of noblesse oblige.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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