embracement

noun

Definition of embracementnext
as in acceptance

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embracement
  1. acceptance
  2. acquiescence
  3. embrace
  4. approval
  5. consent
Noun
  • However, Holker’s claims weren’t met with acceptance as more netizens continued to push back and refute her tale that Stephen may have been abusing drugs.
    Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Viewers immediately fell head over heels for Daffodil and her acceptance of love.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of acceptance
Noun
  • Such acquiescence was the best possible public response from the Kremlin’s point of view.
    Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2022
  • The intrusion and lack of privacy are not being met with acquiescence; employees are outraged and calling for boundaries around what ‘Big Brother’ can use against them.
    Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of acquiescence
Noun
  • An embrace of the real world does not mean abandoning the digital one.
    Olof Schybergson, Fortune Asia, 8 Jan. 2025
  • And yet, the power of the presidential pardon, based on the embrace of the concepts of mercy and amnesty, essentially guarantees that, in fact, a select few are actually not held accountable for crimes they have been found guilty of.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of embrace
Noun
  • China has passed regulations requiring its government to bless the export of technology like TikTok's algorithm, meaning any sale would need the approval of Beijing.
    Bobby Allyn, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Biden’s approval of the controversial Willow oil drilling project in Alaska draws into question the country’s commitment to a transition to clean energy while there is still money to be made in fossil fuels.
    Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of approval
Noun
  • Schreiber and Patterson’s appointments were also listed on the City Council’s consent agenda that night.
    Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 17 Jan. 2025
  • In one instance cited in the agency's consent order, Cash App instructed a customer who reported an unauthorized debit card to contact the person's bank, shirking its statutory duty to investigate possible incidents of fraud.
    Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of consent
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