Synonyms for abide by
abide by

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1. comply, follow, abide byverb

   act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes

   "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules"

   Synonyms:
   take after, watch, watch over, fall out, stick with, keep up, be, comply, succeed, respect, honor, adopt, observe, play along, travel along, come after, trace, follow, honour, surveil, accompany, come, postdate, pursue, keep abreast, stick to, survey, espouse, conform to, keep an eye on

2. respect, honor, honour, abide by, observeverb

   show respect towards

   "honor your parents!"

   Synonyms:
   value, note, notice, watch over, comply, keep, mention, watch, detect, respect, honor, esteem, observe, prize, follow, reward, honour, maintain, discover, find, prise, celebrate, remark, take note, keep an eye on

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1. Anthony Fauci:

   The discretion is given to the governors. They know their states, the mayors know their cities, so you want to give them a little wiggle room. But my recommendation is, you know, don't wiggle too much. Try as best as you can to abide by the guidelines that were very well thought out, and very well delineated, some of them are doing that, but others are taking a bit of a chance.

2. Charles Ellinas:

   If the two governments between them agree to abide by the findings of the arbitration then it takes the heat out of it. And that's what they need to do at this meeting this week.

3. Sean Spicer:

   The President's actions were very decisive last night, and very clear about what he thinks needs to get done, the Syrian government and the Assad regime should, at a minimum, agree to abide by the agreements they made not to use chemical weapons.

4. Hillary Clinton:

   Now there’s a new request to release transcripts of speeches that have been given, when everybody agrees to do that, I will as well. Because I think it’s important we all abide by the same standard.

5. Yang Jiechi:

   China hopes the U.S. will scrupulously abide by its promise to not take sides in relevant territorial disputes and play a constructive role in safeguarding peace and stability in the South China Sea.