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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2
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
Moving forward, the team believes their methods could help find similar objects.
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
The suspect is believed to have tried to set fire to her mother's hair with deodorant spray, per the publication.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
The beat's exact origin is unknown but is believed to have been started by MPS students and popularized in the 1990s.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Some believe the double movements serve to display dual time zones; others argue the second movement was purposefully engineered to track sidereal time (a timekeeping system used in celestial navigation).
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2025
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
The suspect is believed to have tried to set fire to her mother's hair with deodorant spray, per the publication.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
The beat's exact origin is unknown but is believed to have been started by MPS students and popularized in the 1990s.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Some believe the double movements serve to display dual time zones; others argue the second movement was purposefully engineered to track sidereal time (a timekeeping system used in celestial navigation).
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for believe
Verb
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The board accepted Duffy’s resignation at its Wednesday meeting.—
Sam Schulz,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Security and prosperity proved strong enticements to accepting imperial rule, even if those benefits came at the point of a bayonet.—
Time,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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The hairs on the back of the neck still stand up now when thinking of the post-match celebrations after David Seaman’s penalty save dumped out Spain in the quarter-finals.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Because nothing lifts your spirits like discovering somebody on the other side of the world who thinks like you — or, even better, sees things in an entirely different way.—
The Dial,
The Dial,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Here, settler colonialism is understood as a form of environmental injustice, where pollution and degraded landscapes diminish Indigenous quality of life and ability to be in right relationship with the environment.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Oct. 2025
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First, understand what the ruling means.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Two teams of friends and family compete to see who can guess the most popular answers to general knowledge and pop culture questions the fastest.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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Though the cliffhanger left viewers guessing who may have died in the fire, the Season 4 trailer has already confirmed that Vince did not survive.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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Getting the balance right does take skilful execution.—
Adam Gale,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Maduro’s government intensified its campaign against dissent in the tense months before last year’s presidential election, targeting both real and imagined opponents in a sweeping crackdown on the opposition.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Here and in many of her writings Stowe imagined Christ as a mediator capable of elevating all Christians to heaven.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Bendicksen, the center’s director of wildlife rehabilitation, decided to attempt something few would consider, a wing transplant.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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Even though there is risk that would come with the move, the Saints should consider it if the option presents itself.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Believe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believe. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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