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
Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
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
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
New Balance has launched a new program aimed at accommodating consumers with disabilities, limb loss or foot size discrepancies.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Over time, that issue was exacerbated as leadership made decisions that were more accommodating to White families.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
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
Verb
Together, the two homes contain nine bedrooms and form a sprawling Ibizan retreat capable of comfortably accommodating lots of family and friends.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
New Balance has launched a new program aimed at accommodating consumers with disabilities, limb loss or foot size discrepancies.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accommodating
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In response, Delaware last March passed a law to make the state more alluring, to which Texas quickly counter-punched with an even friendlier law.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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The other side of this has been the money in the industry’s pivot first to cheaper talk shows, which don’t innovate enough to merit much critique, and now to a second pivot to turn those interview shows into video series, which makes podcasts more friendly on TikTok and Instagram and YouTube.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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American Express, the grizzled veteran of consumer debt, was hosting its premium cardholders inside the hallowed grounds, seating them in the fourth row of Centre Court and serving them high tea in a beige suite adorned with hanging petunias.—
Alyson Krueger,
Air Mail,
25 Oct. 2025
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The gardens feature a walking path around a 2-acre pond, cherry blossom trees, a plethora of plants, rock formations, a sensory play area made from natural materials, seating areas overlooking the water and more.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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And there’s also the fact that Harry has taken the first steps towards possibly reconciling with his family, and is eager to continue working on that.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
25 Oct. 2025
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Breezy Bowl takes a sweeping crack at reconciling all these movements and acknowledging the precarious 2009–10 bounce back.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
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By adjusting their positions in real time, the drones can not only lift and transport the heavy object but also control its orientation, which is crucial for precise placement in complex environments.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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This novel follows a sophomore seeking popularity and refuge in an elite sorority and an adjunct professor adjusting to new motherhood.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
31 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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The charter revisions will lead to more housing and more types of housing in low-density neighborhoods, which is housing the city needs.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
5 Nov. 2025
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The facility was upgraded to a maximum-security prison and began housing some of the state's most hardened criminals, including those transferred from other facilities.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
4 Nov. 2025
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Global investment in artificial intelligence is expected to support Singapore’s manufacturing sector, the central bank said, while construction and financial services should benefit from infrastructure spending and accommodative financial conditions.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 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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So, for me, that was the creation of the Anti-American Speech Committee, which is a government panel essentially designed to prosecute artists for holding views or creating work that resists basically the fascist state that has overtaken the American government.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Witnesses shared video footage of an agent holding a man down and repeatedly hitting him in the head.—
NPR,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Accommodating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accommodating. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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