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abide

verb as in live in a certain place

verb as in remain or continue in a state

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verb as in stop temporarily and wait for

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The county of San Diego’s public health officials knew schools were still closed when they made their decision to abide.

He continually tells his listeners to abide by the county protocols, even when Justin Hart, a digital strategist, said masks wouldn’t help curb the spread.

Guaderrama told VOSD that Allied Universal guards are required to abide by MTS’s body camera policy and that, like MTS, the contractor flags footage and provides it upon request.

It’s become clear that many aspects of customer interaction will need to be digitized to abide by social distancing measures.

This means partnering with a franchisee that supports our clean energy goals, abides by the terms of the agreements and will not lobby in Sacramento for legislation against our clean energy future.

North Korea must show it is serious and prepared to abide by its commitments, particularly concerning denuclearization.

Human happiness,” the Greek historian Herodotus once observed, “does not abide long in one place.

But even for children struggling to care for elderly parents on their own want to abide by tradition.

Beyond the mental acuity needed to focus through the pain, the young woman must also abide by a strict diet.

Broussard was not the sort of man who could abide such defeat.

These redcoats move along social lines that don't look like much to a cowman; but once in the Force you must abide by them.

And they constrained him, saying, "Abide with us; for it is toward evening, and the day is now far spent."

And Asor shall be a habitation for dragons, desolate for ever: no man shall abide there, nor son of man inhabit it.

It was not easy to give an answer; he could not abide her meetings, but he was at a loss for a decent excuse.

Here is our nativity, and here have we the natural right to abide and be elevated through the measures of our own efforts.

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On this page you'll find 235 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to abide, such as: accept, stand for, tolerate, acknowledge, bear, and concede.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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