adherence
noun
ad·her·ence
ad-ˈhir-ən(t)s 
əd-
Examples of adherence in a Sentence
you'd think these refrigerator magnets would have better adherence—they fall off every time I open the door
adherence to convention requires that the couple send out formal wedding invitations
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Federal judges denied two states’ requests to bar the Justice Department (DOJ) from dispatching lawyers to monitor adherence to federal voting rights laws on Election Day.
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Philippi allegedly repeatedly espoused his adherence to white supremacist and accelerationist ideologies which promote the idea that a destabilizing terrorist attack on something like the nation's energy sectors could serve to incite unrest that leads to civil war, according to prosecutors.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Make adherence to values a key factor in promotion decisions.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Healthy democracy, like good health, requires adherence to a particular set of norms and behaviors, and the price of neglect is not just sick polities but sick people.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Philippi allegedly repeatedly espoused his adherence to white supremacist and accelerationist ideologies which promote the idea that a destabilizing terrorist attack on something like the nation's energy sectors could serve to incite unrest that leads to civil war, according to prosecutors.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Make adherence to values a key factor in promotion decisions.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Healthy democracy, like good health, requires adherence to a particular set of norms and behaviors, and the price of neglect is not just sick polities but sick people.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for adherence
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“Adherence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adherence. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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adherence
noun
ad·her·ence
ad-ˈhir-ən(t)s
əd-
1
: the action or quality of adhering
2
: steady or faithful attachment
adherence to the truth
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