as in follows
to act according to the commands of
she taught her dog to obey her when she said "Sit!" most people obey the law and wear their seat belts
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Recent Examples of obeys
But every order carried out under that logic erodes the institution that gives it — and the soul of the person who obeys it.
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Jon Duffy, Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2025
However, what has been less clear is whether dark matter obeys these same four forces.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Wells Fargo is a stock that slavishly obeys The Street's outlook for earnings.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
With analog simulators, physicists map a quantum system of interest onto an analogous system — one that obeys equations of the same form but is easier to configure and observe in a lab.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obeys
follows
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What follows is a forshpayz, an appetizer, to this rich and diverse body of work.—
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Operating as a public company will reinforce the transparency standards that CertiK already follows while giving the organization more room for technological expansion and global reach.—
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“Obeys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obeys. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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