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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
Bryant Rousseau, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 29 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 the huge animal is an accepted part of life here.
—Bryant Rousseau, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 29 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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When an established professional in your new field vouches for you, that gives your pivot credibility. 5.—
Caroline Ceniza-Levine,
Forbes,
5 Feb. 2025
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With limited assets to trade for an established superstar, signing a free agent makes more sense for the Golden State Valkyries, and Carter fits right in.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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The need to capture not only each singer and instrument but all of the crowd noise meant Maitland often had 40 tracks recording at once, all of them using microphones that were period correct to replicate how the performances would have sounded in the early 1960s.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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The fact that so many users weren’t even hip to the correct pronunciation of her name says it all.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2025
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Aside from Juror #2 Francesca has had several smaller roles in Clint's movies, including Jersey Boys.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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Carter had little national name recognition when he was elected president in 1976, having served in the Georgia Senate and one term as governor of the state before moving to the White House.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
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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Mindfulness is a tried and tested method that has been proven to decrease feelings of anxiety and depression.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2025
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The roll-out of TikTok Shop Live has also engaged consumers in a new way — the interactive ability for brands to connect with their consumers one-on-one has already been a tried and true method in the Chinese e-commerce market.—
Kanika Talwar,
WWD,
10 Jan. 2025
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New Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in the Jan. 31 memo that his staff could not use official resources, including their time, to host events related to cultural awareness months, including Black History Month, Women’s History Month and National Disability Employment Awareness Month.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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The facts of the case are clear: the mayor never used his official position for personal benefit.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Accepted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accepted. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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