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
Elsewhere, researchers Susan C. Herring and Jing Ge found that emoji used on Sina Weibo, a Chinese microblogging site, seemed to obey certain basic grammatical rules.
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Longreads, 1 July 2025
Under pressure, the Justice Department obeyed a court order to return him from El Salvador.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Use your dashcam as a motivator to drive cautiously and obey traffic laws, and keep in mind that a dashcam can also protect you in the case of an event like vandalism or damage caused by nature.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
Poll: Majority of Americans think Trump administration should obey federal court orders.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 17 June 2025
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Longreads, 1 July 2025
Under pressure, the Justice Department obeyed a court order to return him from El Salvador.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Use your dashcam as a motivator to drive cautiously and obey traffic laws, and keep in mind that a dashcam can also protect you in the case of an event like vandalism or damage caused by nature.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
Poll: Majority of Americans think Trump administration should obey federal court orders.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obey
follow
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Microsoft followed a similar playbook with Inflection AI, bringing in CEO Mustafa Suleyman and most of his team while leaving the original company as a shell.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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But there’s no hiding that the recent larger-scale legalization of sports betting operations and the partnerships with MLB that followed have had adverse ramifications on baseball.—
Maria Torres,
New York Times,
15 July 2025
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“Obey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obey. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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