accept that
idiom
: to consider (something) to be true
He was unwilling to accept that he could no longer play as he once had.
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As biologists began to accept that the smallest of the whales had perished, the rescue work dragged past its second week.
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Analysts say most customers accept that exchange because the upfront hurdle is what usually prevents them from securing a policy in the first place.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Some owners accept that running an Amazon delivery firm isn’t necessarily a long-term bet and prepare by diversifying.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
The Senate departed for the weekend on Thursday following a 10th failed vote on the clean GOP measure, and the House has been on recess for the past four weeks in a bid to pressure Democrats to accept that bill.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Analysts say most customers accept that exchange because the upfront hurdle is what usually prevents them from securing a policy in the first place.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Some owners accept that running an Amazon delivery firm isn’t necessarily a long-term bet and prepare by diversifying.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
The Senate departed for the weekend on Thursday following a 10th failed vote on the clean GOP measure, and the House has been on recess for the past four weeks in a bid to pressure Democrats to accept that bill.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Accept that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accept%20that. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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