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Recent Examples of accept Any player extended a qualifying offer will have 15 days to decide whether to accept it. Tim Britton, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 But Todd Arrington argued against giving away an artifact that had been accepted as a donation and had become the property of the American people. Jonny Diamond, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025 Photos that followed showed the lovebirds reacting to their own happy moment, embracing one another after Aurora accepted Zac’s proposal. Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025 McIlroy called out the fans in Team Europe's victory press conference, saying that the heckling should not be accepted as normal Ryder Cup behavior. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for accept
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accept
Verb
  • James is one of them, though his kindly attempts to be there for Linda, as amateur repairman and reluctant babysitter, have a way of backfiring, usually on himself.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Although exact details have yet to be released, people familiar with the matter told the Associated Press that Hamas is expected to release all 20 surviving hostages this weekend, while Israeli forces begin withdrawing from most of Gaza.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Here, grizzlies don’t equate people with food—as opposed to populated areas where alluring smells forge a connection—and have learned to tolerate humans, thanks to decades of naturalists adopting nonthreatening practices.
    Susan Portnoy, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Water Chocolate cosmos tolerate dry conditions once established, but thrive with regular irrigation.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Nearly every poll taken during the past six months has shown that a significant majority of Democrats believe that the United States should stop providing economic and military support for Israel.
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Experts believe China’s role in tackling climate change is decisive.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Secure, redundant communication systems ensure instant presidential command, while E-6B airborne launch control aircraft can assume control if ground communication is lost, guaranteeing uninterrupted deterrence capability.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The bias is that the first question assumes or glosses over the legitimacy of caging, tacitly accepting the human agricultural system as the baseline.
    Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Fortunately, humidity will be low so foliage viewers won't have to endure that aspect of summer heat.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Even decades later, the memory of Brenda and baby Erica endures.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Burns took them from a housing project to the C-suite, then used that platform to demand better for everyone coming after her.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Getting the balance right does take skilful execution.
    Adam Gale, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Your browser does not support the video tag.
    Joseph Person, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Please consider supporting local journalism and getting unlimited digital access.
    Amy Huschka, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Laughter from the crowd breaks the tension of what could have been understood as metaphor for Netanyahu’s actions.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Plenty of Nashvillians can probably understand the Maxwell House coffee brand’s recent marketing move.
    Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025

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