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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To remain silent is to accept that the lives of some are worth less than others.
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Ali Rampling, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Let’s accept that OpenAI’s 700 million weekly users, four times the amount of last year, aren’t going there under duress.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Dehen did not accept that response, and hired her back as his court reporter.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
Society was starting to accept that abuse creates trauma in people who go on to commit violent crimes.
—John J. Lennon
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
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Ali Rampling, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Let’s accept that OpenAI’s 700 million weekly users, four times the amount of last year, aren’t going there under duress.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Dehen did not accept that response, and hired her back as his court reporter.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
Society was starting to accept that abuse creates trauma in people who go on to commit violent crimes.
—John J. Lennon
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for accept that
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“Accept that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accept%20that. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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