1
as in to accept
to regard as right or true
only the most naive car buyer would have believed the salesman's claim that the dealership was actually losing money on the deal
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as in to think
to have as an opinion
despite the horrors she witnessed and endured, Anne Frank steadfastly believed that "people are really good at heart"
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Recent Examples of believe
The state averages about eight unprovoked bites each year, according to the FWC, which runs a statewide program to address complaints concerning specific alligators believed to pose a threat to people, pets or property.
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Julianna Bragg,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
The team believes the approach could unlock thousands of new superconductors and accelerate the search for materials suitable for large-scale energy and computing applications.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
The Education Department’s civil rights office had long been the last resort for parents who believe their child is facing discrimination at school, with a mandate to review all complaints.
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Heather Hollingsworth,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Clive was big, and bombastic, and brave, and full of ideas, and just believed, believed, believed, believed.
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Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2026
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Julianna Bragg,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
The team believes the approach could unlock thousands of new superconductors and accelerate the search for materials suitable for large-scale energy and computing applications.
—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
The Education Department’s civil rights office had long been the last resort for parents who believe their child is facing discrimination at school, with a mandate to review all complaints.
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Heather Hollingsworth,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Clive was big, and bombastic, and brave, and full of ideas, and just believed, believed, believed, believed.
—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for believe
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On Wallace’s third attempt, David accepts the letter while grimacing.
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Records show that requests to cancel both warrants were submitted and accepted on June 26, following an arraignment on the warrants.
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Authors think humans might just be able to leverage a few tools at our disposal to change the course of huge weather events.
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But in thinking about all these different groups, Krieger said a battery storage system may be a type of technology that everyone can get behind.
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These reports present your income and spending habits with clean, easy-to-understand visualizations.
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Raised in Rio de Janeiro, Burle Marx understood the country’s abundance as both subject and material.
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The convention will feature panels focused on creativity, all-ages karaoke and anime-adjacent games such as trivia and guessing contests.
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The Bot gets 2 for guessing in two and 1 for beating me.
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Since the Labour Party took office in 2024, average weekly pay, adjusted for inflation and excluding bonuses, has inched up less than 1% to £494 ($651), according to the UK statistics office — hardly better than the growth since 2019.
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So Bauer heads back to Mexico City, continuing a journey that has taken him everywhere except the bigs.
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The show’s dramatic romance and journey of self-growth seems to fit in line with something Austen would’ve imagined for her characters.
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Surprisingly, buyers' favorite colors this year go beyond plain white, with certain hues helping rooms feel larger, calmer, and easier to imagine living in.
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If emotions rise, pause to name the concern, then restate the common goal so the discussion shifts from blame toward practical steps and timelines everyone trusts.
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England’s National Health Service recently rolled out Microsoft 365 Copilot to more than 500,000 staff, Nadella posted on X this month, proving that massive, regulated enterprise customers trust Microsoft to securely deliver AI.
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Aid groups consider the first 48 to 72 hours after a disaster to be the most critical window for finding survivors, though access to food and water can extend that period.
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Should Portugal have rested Ronaldo against Colombia, considering Portugal entered Saturday’s match already assured of advancing to the knockout stage?
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“Believe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believe. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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