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as in assent
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Recent Examples of acceptation
The use of chainsaws to cut down trees prior to intentionally burning a stand, known as prescribed fire, is the major acceptation.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2021
San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acceptation
Noun
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Others have a negative connotation, viewing them as extraneous measures for pet projects that balloon congressional spending.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
20 Aug. 2025
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Exercise should invoke positive connotations, not negative ones.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Senate can only bypass that provision with the assent of four-fifths of the members, as per the chamber's Rule 16.04.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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But mayoral critics, progressive aldermen, transit activists and developers alike said the quiet assent belies the policy’s impact.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 July 2025
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He’s been talking about replacing it with a permanent ballroom for a long time, in his usual Dictator Chic idiom.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
1 Aug. 2025
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This could be in Elsbeth’s usual light and fizzy idiom or perhaps a brief foray into Scandi-noir.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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When the project returned to the Community Planning Association, Khalil pulled the project from the consent agenda for a full review, citing new information the board should consider.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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In June, Chinese state media urged stricter oversight of blind-box toys and trading cards sold to children under the age of eight, suggesting measures such as age verification at checkout and parental consent for online purchases.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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His wife, Becca (Connie Nielsen), wears an expression of perpetual disappointment.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Aug. 2025
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Open Doors, the Locarno Film Festival’s Locarno Pro-organized co-production platform and talent development program for filmmakers from regions where artistic expression is at risk, has wrapped up its 23rd edition with a focus on the African continent.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Aug. 2025
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The termination agreement gives groups 21 days to dispute the decision, Becker said, and several states and some grant recipients are looking at potential litigation.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
14 Aug. 2025
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The California High-Speed Rail Authority, which does not comment on pending litigation, confirmed to Newsweek that the agreement had been reached.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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How much control, at this point, the subcommittee can exert over emoji denotation and connotation isn’t clear.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
29 June 2025
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But the New Zealand Department of Conservation lists the reptiles as at risk — relict, a denotation reserved for species that declined to a small population but have since stabilized.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
22 July 2024
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Swingle’s accession was by no means the first such shipment sent to the US from points East.—
Jacob Jones,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Aug. 2025
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At the time of China’s accession to the WTO, in 2001, there was reason to believe that Beijing was on an irreversible path toward market reform and liberalization.—
Michael B. G. Froman,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Acceptation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acceptation. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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