1
as in submission
a bending to the authority or control of another
the drill sergeant demanded complete and unquestioning obedience from the recruits
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2
as in submissiveness
a readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others
the cowardly obedience with which the dictator's henchmen followed his every command
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as in adherence
the following of a custom, rule, or law
expectations of strict obedience to the guidelines were soon dashed
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Recent Examples of obedience
Instead, the new Trump administration is engineering what some feel could be described only as ideological obedience.
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Karen Hao, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2025
Mixed breeds are also welcome at the agility and obedience contests being held at the Javits Convention Center in Manhattan.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Westminster also featured agility and obedience championships, held Saturday.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
That in this great giving up of the self, Jesus gave himself in humility and obedience to the kingdom of God.
—Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Karen Hao, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2025
Mixed breeds are also welcome at the agility and obedience contests being held at the Javits Convention Center in Manhattan.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Westminster also featured agility and obedience championships, held Saturday.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
That in this great giving up of the self, Jesus gave himself in humility and obedience to the kingdom of God.
—Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obedience
Noun
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The exact timeline for review will depend on the volume of submissions, according to Hill.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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My previous film, Mother, was the Korean submission for the foreign language category that year, but there wasn’t any campaign.—
Scott Feinberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
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Veo 2 appears to be winning the battle for prompt adherence—the ability to faithfully translate textual descriptions into corresponding visuals.—
Moin Roberts-Islam,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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This lack of adherence to existing legislation highlights the inefficiencies within Maryland’s licensing system.—
Charles E. Sydnor,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2025
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Their litigations essentially mirrored the same set of issues: Whether the ACC misused media rights, the appropriate penalty or fee (or both) a school should face for exiting the ACC and compliance requirements for member schools.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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What Happens Next The extent to which sanction compliance will remain on the U.S. political agenda is in question as geopolitical relations shift.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Whether the current American president has become a king, particularly after the sweeping grant of immunity in 2024 by the Supreme Court and the seeming acquiescence by Congress to Trump’s latest directives, remains up for debate.—
Claire B. Wofford,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2025
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Empowered by this legislative acquiescence, Trump has now decided to put a freeze on all federal aid that does not fit with his agenda.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Enterprise architects are in the business of both defining the technology standards for the business as well as governing the adoption of new and emerging technology in conformity with those standards.—
Forbes,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Hysteria over misinformation is leading us to some dark places where calls are made for the kind of censorship and conformity that breed resentment and prevent open inquiry.—
Jacob Hale Russell,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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This is supported by other recent Hubble observations that imaged 100 million stars in the Andromeda galaxy.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Instead, based on observations of more recent eruptions, an extremely hot ash cloud that dissipated quickly could have created the conditions necessary for the vitrification of human brain tissue to occur, the study concluded.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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Recognizing the urgency of the situation, AAC took Jiminy in as an owner surrender and immediately administered pain medication and sedation.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
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But peace through surrender would bring at best a temporary end to the fighting—and, at worst, would lead only to more Russian aggression.—
STEPHEN HADLEY,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Mar. 2025
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The biggest spotlight has been on Mr. Trump’s very public effort to broker a quick peace in Ukraine, which has entailed previously unthinkable U.S. deference to Moscow’s wishes.—
Fred Weir,
The Christian Science Monitor,
5 Mar. 2025
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The odds of that petition succeeding would be very low as courts are obligated under the law to accord high deference to arbitration decisions.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Obedience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obedience. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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