as in friendly
willing to do a favor
an accommodating waiter who readily honored our request to make substitutions in our order
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as in reconciling
to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences
let's accommodate the difference in their voices by moving the mike closer to Sarah, whose voice is softer
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as in adjusting
to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation
accommodated the lectern to the height of the guest speaker, who turned out to be quite short
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as in obliging
to do a service or favor for
couldn't accommodate everyone who wanted a free T-shirt
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as in housing
to provide with living quarters or shelter
regards the tent as entirely inadequate for accommodating them through the winter
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Recent Examples of accommodating
Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
That occurred, in part, because of Penn State’s more accommodating schedule.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2025
Lynn O'Rourke Hayes, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
For Clarke, the ocean was humankind’s evolutionary destiny, and necessary for accommodating population growth and ensuring human survival.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 26 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
No island would be big enough for the both of them; Howard’s movie, for no want of effort, proves scarcely more accommodating.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
That occurred, in part, because of Penn State’s more accommodating schedule.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
At the Snow Mountain Ranch at the YMCA in Winter Park, Colorado, your family can snooze the night away in a yurt featuring one queen bed and two sets of bunk beds, accommodating up to six people.
—Lynn O'Rourke Hayes, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
For Clarke, the ocean was humankind’s evolutionary destiny, and necessary for accommodating population growth and ensuring human survival.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accommodating
Adjective
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Family-friendly entertainment includes ballet folklórico dance, classic car show by Viejitos Car Club, and musical performances by Mariachi Del Mar, Los Gringos Muertos Band and Smooth Groove.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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The French fashion house’s new ads, which break in print on Thursday, show Stone and fellow brand ambassador Hoyeon touting the Capucines and Side Trunk bags in fall-friendly colors ranging from cognac to deep navy and taupe.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
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Additional game details, seating locations and ticket information will be released at a later date.—
Shane Connuck
October 9,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Oct. 2025
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Maintain the Flow Working with a limited footprint, Alice made sure to pack in plenty of seating downstairs without overcrowding it.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
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The auditors also say that Elevate hasn’t adequately tracked the returns from their investments – though in response to this audit, Elevate has nearly completed a project reconciling all these returns.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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But whether this will end up being a good thing or a bad thing for King Charles and Prince Harry, or for Prince Harry’s chances of reconciling with more of his family remains to be seen.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
1 Oct. 2025
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Hassan’s team instead squeezed a photon’s intensity and demonstrated real-time control, fluctuating between intensity and phase-squeezing by adjusting the silica’s position relative to the beams.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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The August study argued that adjusting the definition of an EF5 tornado down slightly to 190 mph would result in an EF5 frequency that’s more consistent with decades past.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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Vance and his family reportedly stayed in a lavish Georgian manor owned by a light-bulb magnate, obliging me to ask whose bright idea that was.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
15 Aug. 2025
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There was no information immediately available about the condition of the building housing the dentist’s office .—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
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That difference shifts housing from 27 percent of a retiree’s budget in surplus states to 32 percent in shortfall states.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Inflationary pressures will persist, and the historically accommodative monetary policy of the past decade will not spring back to life.—
Greg Friedman,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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What also seems likely is that all things being equal, the Fed is now ready to embrace a more neutral, and possibly even a more accommodative policy on interest rates for the rest of 2025.—
Paul Weinstein Jr,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Almost as a cry for help, just holding onto her last bit of identity and not having a lot of time to do things on her own time.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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In case that wasn't enough of a wink from the show's creators, there's a scene in the finale where the head nurse at the institution holding Gein advises him to write a book, noting that so many other people have taken liberties with his story.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Accommodating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accommodating. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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