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Definition of accepted
: 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
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Recent Examples of accepted from the Web
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Accepted forms of payment include cash, check or credit/debit card, with a $3 fee.
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For one thing, China’s economy has grown so big over the last two decades — and its place among the nations of the world has become so accepted — that the city’simportance in the overall scheme of things has faded dramatically.
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While hedge fund and private equity managers have become an accepted part of the corporate world, in Europe there is still some hostility toward these private investors.
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But will that be enough to prevent a swift return to the kind of debilitating political conflict that has become so accepted as the norm?
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Scientists have found that there’s no accepted medical use for it.
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Although a Labour government is not on the cards, a strong footing in Parliament will undoubtedly give voice to a more accepted political push back against Trump -- who has become increasingly unpopular in the UK.
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Jeff Caplan jeffcaplan@star-telegram.com Drugs, guns and violence are an accepted way of life.
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The book retells the accepted view of Kelly’s scandal-free life.
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Origin and Etymology of accepted
Middle English, from past participle of accepten “to accept”
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