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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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2
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
Nate Raymond, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Advertisement But to Zhu, who lives across the globe from her family, the app’s popularity is proof that social isolation has become an accepted reality.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Randolph was quickly accepted by the Tritons.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Legal experts have previously said the drug cartels do not fit the accepted international definition of an armed group.
—Nate Raymond, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Advertisement But to Zhu, who lives across the globe from her family, the app’s popularity is proof that social isolation has become an accepted reality.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
While neither Iran nor the United States is a party to the convention, Kraska says many of its core principles still apply because they are widely accepted as customary international law.
—Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Randolph was quickly accepted by the Tritons.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accepted
Adjective
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Was this the kind of assignment that more established runners ever tried to duck?—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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But as a general rule, Western militaries tend to give the biggest contracts to established manufacturers.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Most restaurants correct violations at the time of the original inspection or shortly after.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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The correct spreadsheet was never found.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This Diamondbacks rookie had a stellar debut.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Starters carry weight Suggs got going early with a nine-point first quarter and had 13 by the half with four rebounds and four assists.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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The receiver endured a total radiation dose of 500 kilograys, orders of magnitude higher than the doses typically tolerated by electronics in outer space.—
Katherine Bourzac,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Marylanders must never forget that many of the Democratic politicians still in office today once openly tolerated or supported the lawlessness that led to the destruction of the Columbus statue.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Mar. 2026
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Thirty-nine per cent believed that Israel had committed genocide.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The focus was narrow, but thoughtfully executed; two weeks in, the museum even acquired a work that was long believed a false copy, but which was reattributed to Murillo by an art historian, causing a flurry of international headlines.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Many shots audiences assumed were digital were actually practical effects using Jay’s wheelchair design.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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This all assumed that radiation, matter, and curvature were the only allowable components to the Universe.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The construction was even handled by the fourth-generation Obayashi family, the same company who built the original structure nearly 90 years ago.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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One probe into Rabell’s welfare was handled by the adult protection program.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The tried and true methods still work For some people, the methods used by past generations are sufficient.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Here are several tried and true ways to lower soil pH in organic gardens.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Accepted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accepted. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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