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as in established
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as in correct
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as in had
to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly
some merchants in town will accept Canadian coins
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as in tolerated
to have a favorable opinion of
her husband feels that he has never been truly accepted by his wife's family
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as in believed
to regard as right or true
refused to accept that her friend had said those mean things
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as in assumed
to take to or upon oneself
accepted the responsibility of sending out the invitations
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as in handled
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
he accepted all of life's vicissitudes without complaint
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Recent Examples of accepted
Matthew Emma, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
All four accepted plea deals in October, while Kendrick and Stillwell rejected plea deals and opted to remain on trial.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
In an ode to the deliciously erotic scene in Babygirl, Kidman accepted the NBR Award for best actress for her starring performance and marked the occasion by chugging a glass of milk.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
But there is no accepted way to measure and report on sustainability efforts.
—Matthew Emma, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
All four accepted plea deals in October, while Kendrick and Stillwell rejected plea deals and opted to remain on trial.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Verb
Those results are accepted by a growing number of countries, despite the regime’s claim that Maduro won 52% of the vote.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
In an ode to the deliciously erotic scene in Babygirl, Kidman accepted the NBR Award for best actress for her starring performance and marked the occasion by chugging a glass of milk.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accepted
Adjective
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Sales in established pharmaceutical — its generic pharmaceutical products business that only operates internationally — were up 8.5% organically versus the year-ago period.—
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CNBC,
22 Jan. 2025
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His family carried on that legacy after his death in 2004, and the property lived on as a sort of outdoor museum featuring artwork by established and new artists alike.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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What is the correct response that doesn’t leave me waving to them from the other side of the TSA line?—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Picking the right shade of foundation To find your correct foundation shade, best practice is to match to the jawline and neck for consistency.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
31 Jan. 2025
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On influencers at the DNC and RNC This tension between influencers and traditional media gained prominence when influencers had access to both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions.—
Eric Deggans,
NPR,
4 Jan. 2025
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Desmond Bane had 22 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
4 Jan. 2025
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For decades, the leaders of both parties had tolerated mind-boggling levels of corruption, waste, and administrative bloat, enabling a culture of profligacy that subsidized the federal bureaucracy and crony capitalists at the expense of hard-working American taxpayers.—
Michael Glassner and John Pence,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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Performative efforts from businesses will no longer be tolerated and walking the talk will become non-negotiable.—
Paul Klein,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
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Estimates of Gaza’s Christian population range from roughly 800 to more than 1,000, although hundreds are believed to have left for Egypt, Canada and Australia since the war began.—
Aaron Boxerman,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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Bells in the church, with a gold cross on its steeple visible on Broadway and surrounding blocks, are believed to be more than 170 years old.—
Lucas Aulbach,
The Courier-Journal,
24 Dec. 2024
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On the other end, Gibbs began to slither his way into open space, and the Lions assumed full control.—
Alec Lewis,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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As an incentive for the teams to stick around, the city assumed ownership of the land but agreed to give it back to the teams at the expiration of a ground lease in 2023, according to documents reviewed by The Post.—
Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
5 Jan. 2025
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As great swaths of Los Angeles are destroyed from multiple wildfires and harsh winds, the 45th and soon to be 47th POTUS made his tried and true tactic of taking to social media to find someone to blame — in this case, Trump’s old West Coast nemesis California Gov. Gavin Newsom.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2025
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In this holiday romance, Maggie and Archer both discover there is merit in preserving the tried and true while making room for new ideas and methods to bring people together and help make dreams come true.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
18 Oct. 2024
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He had been sentenced to 6 ½ years in prison. 2019: Chicago observed its coldest temperature in 34 years — minus 23 degrees on Jan. 30, 2019, at O’Hare International Airport, the city’s official recording site.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2025
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However, Hawaii's other peaks rarely see snow, given their altitude isn't as high as Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. Because of the altitude, there are no official records for snowfall amounts on Mauna Kea's summit.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Accepted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accepted. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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