as in implements
to carry out effectively
the duty of the police is to enforce the law
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Recent Examples of enforces
In Kansas City, the city’s health department enforces the food code, while in Kansas, the state’s Department of Agriculture handles inspections.
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2026
The Sirius Dog Sled Patrol, an elite Danish naval unit that conducts long-range reconnaissance and enforces Danish sovereignty in the Arctic wilderness, is also stationed in Greenland.
—Claudia Ciobanu, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
The District strictly enforces all applicable policies, rules, and laws, including those related to preventing abuse, harassment, and misconduct.
—Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
The Sirius Dog Sled Patrol, an elite Danish naval unit that conducts long-range reconnaissance and enforces Danish sovereignty in the Arctic wilderness, is also stationed in Greenland.
—Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
The Narwhal’s mission is to secure the country’s maritime borders, but its crew also participates in search and rescue missions, enforces immigration laws, oversees local fisheries and responds to oil spills.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 3 Jan. 2026
The resort uses solar energy and photovoltaic panels for electricity, recycled water, and enforces a no-car policy in the resort, using electric golf buggies for guest transportation and golf play.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
The courseware grading system enforces the use of an unambiguous grading rubric, which furthers the bureaucratization of classroom life that helped to amplify grade inflation in the first place.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
The South Asian archipelago, which has a population of over half a million, already enforces a complete ban on vapes and electronic cigarettes — regardless of age — in an effort to cut down on smoking across the country.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enforces
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Each diffuser implements innovative dry air technology that freshens approximately 800 square feet, and each cartridge lasts approximately 300 hours.—
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Workers in New York will enjoy the second-highest wage floor, as the state implements a minimum hourly wage of $17 for workers in New York City, Long Island and Westchester.—
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This impressive deal only applies to the six-piece set, which includes five compression packing cubes and one drawstring bag in select colors.—
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The mandate also applies to Banner Health’s facilities in California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, and Wyoming.—
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The firm also named it one of its top picks for 2026 as the company executes its turnaround.—
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At its core, a processor is a computing engine that executes instructions to complete tasks.—
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“Enforces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforces. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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