1
as in to have
to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly
some merchants in town will accept Canadian coins
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2
as in to tolerate
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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3
as in to believe
to regard as right or true
refused to accept that her friend had said those mean things
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4
as in to assume
to take to or upon oneself
accepted the responsibility of sending out the invitations
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5
as in to endure
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
he accepted all of life's vicissitudes without complaint
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as in believing
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as in approving
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as in resigned
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1
as in having
to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly
some merchants in town will accept Canadian coins
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2
as in tolerating
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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3
as in taking
to regard as right or true
refused to accept that her friend had said those mean things
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4
as in assuming
to take to or upon oneself
accepted the responsibility of sending out the invitations
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5
as in handling
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
he accepted all of life's vicissitudes without complaint
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Recent Examples of accept
Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Donations will be accepted at the door and donated to American Red Cross and MusicCares.
—Aaron Davis, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2025
Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
My other son was more accepting, but less so than before.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 16 Dec. 2024
Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
There's never a question of Ferrell not accepting his friend's transition, but there are some awkward growing pains.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
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Verb
What’s more likely is that Rhodes rejects The Rock’s proposition before another star in the men’s Elimination Chamber ultimately accepts it.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Donations will be accepted at the door and donated to American Red Cross and MusicCares.
—Aaron Davis, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
In certain sports, people are much more skeptical and far less accepting of variations among women athletes.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
My other son was more accepting, but less so than before.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
Many firms are no longer accepting new clients.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
There's never a question of Ferrell not accepting his friend's transition, but there are some awkward growing pains.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accept
Adjective
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Their party’s energy and ethos has won approving nods from Elon Musk, an adviser to President Trump, and from Vice President JD Vance.—
Sergey Ponomarev,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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The agreement did not go through the regular state contracting process, which typically features the governor and two other members of the Board of Public Works publicly vetting and approving contracts about every two weeks.—
Sam Janesch,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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While adopting a resigned wait-it-out slouch, a running thread at the summit came down to a simple but actionable question: At what point has the United States entered into a constitutional crisis?—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
24 Feb. 2025
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Suddenly, a season of weekly must-win games and hard conversations gave way to a resigned relaxation.—
Paul Dehner Jr.,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Their unquestioning, immovable fealty is frightening.—
Neil A. Grauer,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Feb. 2024
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If Trump’s party was no longer delivering wins, then maybe his opponents didn’t need to show him such unquestioning loyalty.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
The New Yorker,
9 Nov. 2023
Adjective
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Alternatively, warm your hands with the electric fireplace while catching a flick on the smart TV to enjoy in the winter months, as well as many cross-country skiing trails nearby.—
Rachel Fletcher,
Architectural Digest,
22 Feb. 2025
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In winter, your mid layers might be something like a 300-weight fleece jacket paired with a much warmer puffer.—
Scott Gilbertson,
WIRED,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Germans are more pessimistic about their living standards now than at any time since the financial crisis in 2008.—
Sarah Marsh and Matthias Williams,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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Jones: Welcome back to pessimistic predictions with Andy Jones!—
Sam Lee,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
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The German coach is a positive person and relishes his team’s attitude.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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It’s packed with tough love, cathartic activities, and positive affirmations that won’t leave cynical folks rolling their eyes.—
Kristin Canning,
SELF,
25 Feb. 2025
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It’s been cool and cynical, surreal and silly, bold enough to make adolescents of all ages feel daring for staying up past 11:30 (or catching up on YouTube the next morning) and safe enough to keep advertisers and network executives happy.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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She’s costumed like a clown, but her screenplay is as confident as an antihero’s cleverest heist.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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However, Gomes is confident that the winter moves have given the Dodgers some added adrenaline for 2025 and will offset a potential championship hangover.—
John Perrotto,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Accept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accept. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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