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adjective

as in demanded

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verb

past tense of enforce
as in implemented
to carry out effectively the duty of the police is to enforce the law

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Recent Examples of enforced
Verb
But even for those species that nominally benefit from it, the law is very rarely enforced. — Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 24 Oct. 2026 Environmentalists have expressed concerns, however, that the law won’t be enforced against Pérez under the country’s conservative National Party, of which Zambrano is a member. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026 The effort, however, has been criticized by some, including politicians and digital rights advocates, for not being aggressively enough enforced since the ban took effect in December 2025. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 22 Oct. 2026 In practice, it is disproportionately enforced against people experiencing homelessness. — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026 School vaccine requirements gained speed in the 1970s and became widely enforced by the 1980s. — Raj Panjabi, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026 Justice Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas would have allowed the policy to be enforced. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 Patterson said parking was enforced by a contractor hired by the city, LAZ Parking. — Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026 The refusal has to be enforced in the part of the system that does not get rewritten every sprint. — Murali Rajendran, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enforced
  1. mandatory
  2. implemented
  3. compulsory
  4. applied
  5. executed
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  • In a country where enlistment is mandatory for most Jewish men and women, these exemptions have always angered the broader public.
    — Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Other campaign issues include mandatory military service, which is particularly sensitive for religious Jewish parties and Haredi communities.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of mandatory
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  • Night curfews have been implemented in some areas of the French capital, as well as in other cities where calm has been restored.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The system the editorial actually describes, and that nearly 100 other countries have implemented, is not privatization.
    — Letters to the Editor, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of implemented
Adjective
  • Ben-Gvir was considered so extreme that the Israeli military barred him from compulsory service.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Ultra-Orthodox political leaders have demanded a law to formalize the group's broad exemption from the draft, but one that would also determine a percentage of ultra-Orthodox men and women who would be subject to compulsory service.
    — Dov Lieber, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of compulsory
Verb
  • The gorgeous and tasty caramel and cream cheese frosting looks the best when applied with a small offset spatula to give it that swirly effect on the cake.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2026
  • While traditionally only achievable in real life through plastic surgery or extreme makeup, it can be applied instantly online using beauty filters.
    — Chloe Veltman, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of applied
Verb
  • Smartly, Fischer and Wilson build out this community with its own strange customs, big and small, each executed without explanation, question or complaint.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The researchers worked with RISC-V assembly code, which represents instructions executed by a processor.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of executed

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“Enforced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforced. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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