as in to follow
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 obey
The Hope Florida Foundation — created to support first lady Casey DeSantis’ top initiative — doesn’t seem to have obeyed any of the requirements in state law governing its ethics, oversight or governance, lawmakers found.
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Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
Clearly, real markets don’t obey the tidy bell-curve models taught in finance textbooks.
—John Jennings, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Bove filed the motion after Danielle Sassoon, the former interim Manhattan U.S. attorney, quit rather than obey an order to ask the court to drop the charges.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
Hopefully, a crackdown on those who fail to obey the law or engage in unsafe practices behind the wheel will bring them to their senses.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
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Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
Clearly, real markets don’t obey the tidy bell-curve models taught in finance textbooks.
—John Jennings, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Bove filed the motion after Danielle Sassoon, the former interim Manhattan U.S. attorney, quit rather than obey an order to ask the court to drop the charges.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
Hopefully, a crackdown on those who fail to obey the law or engage in unsafe practices behind the wheel will bring them to their senses.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
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In 2006, Steve Irwin died following an injury from a stingray incurred during the filming of an underwater documentary.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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The conservationist and son of the late Steve Irwin is following behind his big sister Bindi, 26, who competed on season 21 of the show with Hough as her partner and won back in 2015.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Obey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obey. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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