as in followed
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 obeyed
And all the adults obeyed the eldest daughter.
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Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Four of the five occupants obeyed the officers’ commands and got out of the car, the release states.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2026
The Nuggets obeyed his orders for a handful of possessions.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026
Every day, Dan obeyed his own addictions, killing pain with packs of cigarettes and Coors banquet beers.
—Andrew Callahan, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2026
Hegseth gave an unlawful order, and, unfortunately, people in the military obeyed it.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
When the bell rang in Beaver Falls, where elementary, middle and high schools all occupy the main drag, KDKA Investigates found a diligent crossing guard at one intersection with four-way stops and drivers who mostly obeyed the school zone speed limit displayed with flashing lights.
—Erika Stanish, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
And just like the existence of a black hole’s event horizon results in the creation of Hawking radiation, the existence of a cosmological horizon must also — if the same laws of physics are to be obeyed — create radiation.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
The fans obeyed and there was absolute silence until Putellas’s shot, which ended up too central and was stopped by Hannah Hampton.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Four of the five occupants obeyed the officers’ commands and got out of the car, the release states.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2026
The Nuggets obeyed his orders for a handful of possessions.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026
Every day, Dan obeyed his own addictions, killing pain with packs of cigarettes and Coors banquet beers.
—Andrew Callahan, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2026
Hegseth gave an unlawful order, and, unfortunately, people in the military obeyed it.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
When the bell rang in Beaver Falls, where elementary, middle and high schools all occupy the main drag, KDKA Investigates found a diligent crossing guard at one intersection with four-way stops and drivers who mostly obeyed the school zone speed limit displayed with flashing lights.
—Erika Stanish, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
And just like the existence of a black hole’s event horizon results in the creation of Hawking radiation, the existence of a cosmological horizon must also — if the same laws of physics are to be obeyed — create radiation.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
The fans obeyed and there was absolute silence until Putellas’s shot, which ended up too central and was stopped by Hannah Hampton.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obeyed
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Rocker got off to a rocky start in the first inning after a ball slipped past the glove of Josh Jung, followed by a wild pitch, which put a runner in scoring position with only one out, before back-to-back singles by Elly De La Cruz and Sal Stewart netted the Reds their first two runs of the game.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
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UConn started the game 7-for-13 from the field and went up by nine with a dunk from Reed that followed the first of two 3-pointers from Jayden Ross.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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In Rome, Pope Leo XIV observed the first Good Friday of his papacy by carrying a wooden cross for all of the 14 stations of the Way of the Cross, marking the first time in decades that a pope carried the cross to every station.—
Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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This visual story captures solemn moments of faith, tradition and community as worshippers publicly observed one of Christianity’s most sacred Holy Week rituals.—
Al Diaz,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Obeyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obeyed. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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