1
as in obedience
a readiness or willingness to accept or adapt to a given circumstance
She eventually reached an acceptance of her mother's sometimes challenging eccentricities.
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2
as in approval
permission given to do something
They had a fancy dinner to celebrate his acceptance to Columbia University.
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Recent Examples of acceptance
This legislation made its way through Congress back then in part because there was societal acceptance of the false belief that the Chinese were immutably immoral and threatening.
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Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2025
These companies know how to frame settlement offers to maximize acceptance and minimize delays.
—Víctor Rosario, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
As exams, college acceptance decisions and next-steps in-life come together all at once, many high school seniors are suffering from senioritis.
—Sophia Urias, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Aid workers build trust and acceptance by not picking sides in a conflict and providing aid based on need.
—Chen Reis, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
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Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2025
These companies know how to frame settlement offers to maximize acceptance and minimize delays.
—Víctor Rosario, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
As exams, college acceptance decisions and next-steps in-life come together all at once, many high school seniors are suffering from senioritis.
—Sophia Urias, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Aid workers build trust and acceptance by not picking sides in a conflict and providing aid based on need.
—Chen Reis, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acceptance
Noun
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To capture it on camera, Siegel and McGehee leaned on Bing’s obedience and his very game co-star.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Rolling Stone,
1 Apr. 2025
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Some ask for a promise to do obedience training and to give the rescue organization the right to make follow-up visits.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Reduce the cycles of approvals and updates, and increase collaboration with the quarterly goals and outcomes at the forefront.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Next week, a $2.8 billion settlement of a class-action lawsuit brought by student-athletes against the NCAA is expected to gain final approval, shifting the landscape again.—
Stacy St. Clair,
ProPublica,
4 Apr. 2025
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Before this recent trend of Congressional acquiescence, Republican President Ronald Reagan issued 78 vetoes in his eight years in office.—
David M. Drucker,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Yet, whatever the deal means for Paul, Weiss, its acquiescence to Trump marks a sad day for the legal profession—or what once was a profession, and is now just another business.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2025
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But neither the Principals’ Association nor the MSAD #51 Board of Directors will sign that compliance agreement, representatives said this week.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
28 Mar. 2025
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The only modifications: noting that the approximately $9 tourist levy introduced in February 2024 is in fact mandatory, and upping enforcement mechanisms for broader compliance with the rules.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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However, the parties involved failed to come to any agreement before that deal expired at the end of the year.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Numerous college athletes have already signed agreements with schools outlining their terms of payment for the 2025-26 academic year.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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During his confirmation hearing last month, Oz vowed to empower patients to take charge of their health care and crack down on fraud, waste and abuse to safeguard federal health programs.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Updated on April 3 with SpaceX's confirmation that Booster 14 will launch on Starship Flight 9. Stephen Clark is a space reporter at Ars Technica, covering private space companies and the world’s space agencies.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 Apr. 2025
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However, the justices also seemed sensitive to the level of deference owed to Congress and the White House since the case could have ramifications for national security and foreign affairs.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
1 Apr. 2025
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Trump was demanding deference from Zelenskyy to show his inferior and submissive position as a recipient of U.S. aid and military support.—
Shannon Bow O'Brien,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2025
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This would be the first of two certification flights for NSSL missions required by the Space Force.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Apr. 2025
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But even under the pro-union Biden administration, less than half of all successful union certifications resulted in a collective bargaining agreement.—
Shaun Richman,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Acceptance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acceptance. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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