accepted
adjective
ac·cept·ed
ik-ˈsep-təd 
ak-
: regarded favorably : given approval or acceptance
a fully accepted member of the group
especially
: generally approved or used
an accepted convention/practice
a widely accepted theory
acceptedly
adverb
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Make a deposit with online banking, a debit card or another accepted payment method.
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
Starting May 7, all U.S. adults will be required to have a REAL ID or another accepted form of identification in order to access federal facilities, when entering nuclear power plants and when boarding any commercial aircraft, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 7 May 2025
Defense officials said the helicopter last week did an overhead loop over the Pentagon at the accepted parameters set by the FAA before landing on the Pentagon helipad.
—Greg Wehner , Jennifer Griffin, FOXNews.com, 5 May 2025
Tier 2: Novel details on attacker tooling, infrastructure, evasion techniques and other TTPs will be rewarded up to $5,000 per accepted submission.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
Starting May 7, all U.S. adults will be required to have a REAL ID or another accepted form of identification in order to access federal facilities, when entering nuclear power plants and when boarding any commercial aircraft, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 7 May 2025
Defense officials said the helicopter last week did an overhead loop over the Pentagon at the accepted parameters set by the FAA before landing on the Pentagon helipad.
—Greg Wehner , Jennifer Griffin, FOXNews.com, 5 May 2025
Tier 2: Novel details on attacker tooling, infrastructure, evasion techniques and other TTPs will be rewarded up to $5,000 per accepted submission.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Accepted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accepted. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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