1
as in has
to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly
some merchants in town will accept Canadian coins
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as in tolerates
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 believes
to regard as right or true
refused to accept that her friend had said those mean things
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as in assumes
to take to or upon oneself
accepted the responsibility of sending out the invitations
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as in stands
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
he accepted all of life's vicissitudes without complaint
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Recent Examples of accepts
Now, science accepts their ideas, which are said to enrich our understanding of the universe.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 Dec. 2024
Sperm is a hot commodity, with low stock levels post-pandemic and a screening process that accepts only about 4 percent of donors.
—Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
The overwhelming majority of respondents to the CNBC CFO Council quarterly survey said their company neither holds bitcoin or any cryptocurrency, nor accepts either as a form of payment.
—Ian Thomas, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Genesis remains under active development on GitHub, where the team accepts community contributions.
—Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2024
The village accepts donations of nonperishable food for the Salvation Army year-round.
—Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 17 Dec. 2024
Erin gets too drunk and accepts a ride home from the recently single and ready to mingle James Spader’s Robert California.
—Elizabeth Entenman, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
But as time goes by, the staff accepts them.
—Ted Koppel, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2024
But this demands a delicate equilibrium—one that accepts a pluralistic tapestry of groups and interests.
—Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 Dec. 2024
Sperm is a hot commodity, with low stock levels post-pandemic and a screening process that accepts only about 4 percent of donors.
—Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
The overwhelming majority of respondents to the CNBC CFO Council quarterly survey said their company neither holds bitcoin or any cryptocurrency, nor accepts either as a form of payment.
—Ian Thomas, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Genesis remains under active development on GitHub, where the team accepts community contributions.
—Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2024
The village accepts donations of nonperishable food for the Salvation Army year-round.
—Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 17 Dec. 2024
Erin gets too drunk and accepts a ride home from the recently single and ready to mingle James Spader’s Robert California.
—Elizabeth Entenman, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
But as time goes by, the staff accepts them.
—Ted Koppel, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2024
But this demands a delicate equilibrium—one that accepts a pluralistic tapestry of groups and interests.
—Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accepts
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Loans could be preferable but Van Nistelrooy believes there is also a budget to use.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
26 Dec. 2024
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Jung-jae believes that, even though it wasn't shown onscreen, the VIPs were likely gambling more on whether Gi-hun and Jung-bae would make it out alive.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
26 Dec. 2024
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The formula assumes that interest compounds over a full year, but most small loans are repaid within weeks or months.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
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That assumes the Denver Broncos (9-6), who lost to the Los Angeles Chargers (9-6) on Thursday, hold on to the seventh playoff slot.—
Jim Sergent,
USA TODAY,
21 Dec. 2024
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But for people living with chronic pain, experts agreed this research supports the idea that healthy eating could be a tool for some relief.—
Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
3 Jan. 2025
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Such emerging opportunities can also be applied to cost benchmarking, scope-of-work planning and management, client-agency performance evaluations and many other key marketing functions that procurement supports.—
Bruno Gralpois,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Bowles said his team understands the job in front of it.—
Rick Stroud,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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Robert Smith understands Chappell Roan‘s concerns about setting boundaries with fans.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
23 Dec. 2024
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The component undertakes its internal mathematical and computational effort and then goes out of its way to purposely produce tokens so that the rest of the assembly line functions based on language.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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These numbers are only remotely possible if the government undertakes a relatively indiscriminate, neighborhood-by-neighborhood campaign of detentions, going even beyond the total number of undocumented people in the United States.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
12 Dec. 2024
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As Haiti endures a devastating crisis marked by escalating violence and lawlessness, urgent international intervention is required to address the growing chaos.—
Miami Herald Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Jan. 2025
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What endures through all of the yelling and conjecture around James, his greatness and his unprecedented career, is this stare caught on camera.—
Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
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Editorial board applauds Mayor Johnson for green-lighting Lori Lightfoot’s plan to revitalize LaSalle Street.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Dec. 2024
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The editorial board applauds the unusual compromise.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Yoo’s slick recruiter enjoys more screen time this season, and the actor explodes his character’s chilling composure during a terrifying — and delightfully unhinged — reunion with Gi-hun.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
26 Dec. 2024
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Katherine Scott is a 21-year-old who enjoys a wide variety of genres such as ambient music, hyperpop and indie-pop.—
Jackson Hawkins,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Dec. 2024
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