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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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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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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as in assuming
to take to or upon oneself
accepted the responsibility of sending out the invitations
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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
Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 6 Feb. 2025
Adams is not the only politician who has been charged with accepting bribes from a foreign country.
—Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 16 Dec. 2024
Waymo is expanding its self-driving taxi service as regulators become more accepting of autonomous vehicles.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 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
But by the end of season four, Maddie had all but accepted an offer to work at a independent publishing house in New York City.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 6 Feb. 2025
Adams is not the only politician who has been charged with accepting bribes from a foreign country.
—Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
My other son was more accepting, but less so than before.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 16 Dec. 2024
Waymo is expanding its self-driving taxi service as regulators become more accepting of autonomous vehicles.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 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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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
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With its double-layer construction, the Lassen provided our testers with enough wind protection to wear as an outer layer for sunny spring ski conditions, and garnered a few approving nods on the lodge deck after.—
Frederick Reimers,
Outside Online,
31 Oct. 2024
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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
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Crowds gathering for the Royal Horticultural Society’s Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival on the sprawling palace grounds reached into backpacks for umbrellas with the resigned look of people attending a supremely English occasion designed to be held in sunshine.—
Sophie Elmhirst,
The New Yorker,
17 Oct. 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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It’s finished with red wood veneer, which adds a rustic and warm feel to the piece.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article Another sunny and warm day is forecast in Central Florida on Sunday, Spectrum News 13 meteorologist Zach Covey said.—
Elainie Barraza,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The Trump administration, however, had a more pessimistic view, pointing to an annual benchmark revision released Friday showing there were 589,000 fewer jobs added to the economy in 2024 than previously tallied.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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The most pessimistic years have been the last two, when it was set at 90 seconds to midnight, in part because of global nuclear and political tensions, COVID-19, climate change and the threat of biological weapons.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The City Section will announce its boys and girls basketball pairings on Sunday after 5 p.m. This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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Information on Bifidobacterium content was available in 1,121 colorectal cancer cases — nearly one-third of which tested positive for the bacterium, while the remainder tested negative.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Israel's President Isaac Herzog described the release ceremony as cynical and vicious.—
Hussam al-Masri,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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He’s been given every reason to be angry, frustrated, and cynical, toward the specific people coming after him and the world at large.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
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As the two grow closer professionally, Parsons is confident in what is ahead.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2025
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However, staff are confident that Milo’s snuggly, exuberant personality will shine through in a loving home, ideally with other dogs.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Accept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accept. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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