accept that

idiom

: to consider (something) to be true
He was unwilling to accept that he could no longer play as he once had.

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The assumption is that once labeled as an underdog, the person will passively accept that negative label and fade into the background. Gena Cox, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 Both accept that the wrong to these voters was done through excessive faith in unfettered markets. Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024 The last state party chairwoman was an unrivaled mess, piling up debt and eventually refusing to accept that the party’s other leaders had elected to remove her from power. Philip Elliott / Detroit, TIME, 22 Oct. 2024 But for campaigns and PACs flush with cash, there's an October hack: Reserve on national cable and just accept that the majority of your viewers aren't your target audience. Hans Nichols, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for accept that 

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“Accept that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accept%20that. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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