according

verb

Definition of accordingnext
present participle of accord
1
as in corresponding
to be in agreement on every point claims that the newspaper's quote does not accord with what he actually said

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2
as in granting
to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly women were finally accorded the right to vote in 1920

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for according
  1. corresponding
  2. granting
  3. coinciding
  4. conferring
  5. conforming
  6. agreeing
Verb
  • To be clear, Martell’s cask programme is fully geared to offer a luxurious experience and the corresponding price tag.
    Mark Littler, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Mace, a Republican representative from South Carolina, has made headlines and faced protests for her proposal to ban transgender people from using restrooms corresponding to their gender identity on Capitol Hill.
    Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of corresponding
Verb
  • That said, the advice for users isn’t actually to monitor after the fact, of course, but to stop granting these permissions in the first place.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Two judges, one federal and another in Washington state, ruled on Tuesday against Kroger’s $25 billion takeover bid for Albertsons, granting court orders blocking the deal.
    Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of granting
Verb
  • The Mexican crackdown started last December, coinciding with the drop from the record month of immigration.
    Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The slump, in fact, started sooner than that — coinciding with the Lakers’ NBA Cup schedule.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of coinciding
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  • For Bourdieu, linguistic domination perpetuates societal hierarchies by conferring legitimacy on certain ways of speaking while delegitimizing others.
    HEC Paris Insights, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The musical opened in 2022 on Broadway, eventually winning Best Musical at that year's Tony Awards and conferring EGOT status upon producer Jennifer Hudson.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of conferring
Verb
  • When faced with differences, individuals are likely to respond in one of three ways—by conforming and agreeing with the other person, seeking their validation or distancing themselves altogether.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Anything over the conforming loan limit is considered a jumbo loan, which typically comes with more stringent requirements for credit scores and debt-to-income ratios.
    Amy Rose Dobson, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of conforming
Verb
  • Whereas other participating schools have previously paid the VII Group up-front money, the company is agreeing to pay Auburn $115,000 this year to cover the costs of its 22-member official team travel party.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The seventh overall pick in the 2012 MLB draft, Fried also garnered interest from the Boston Red Sox before agreeing to terms with the Yankees, according to multiple reports from the Winter Meetings on Tuesday.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of agreeing
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