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as in established
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as in correct
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as in had
to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly
some merchants in town will accept Canadian coins
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2
as in tolerated
to have a favorable opinion of
her husband feels that he has never been truly accepted by his wife's family
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as in believed
to regard as right or true
refused to accept that her friend had said those mean things
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as in assumed
to take to or upon oneself
accepted the responsibility of sending out the invitations
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as in handled
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
he accepted all of life's vicissitudes without complaint
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Recent Examples of accepted
Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
Research consistently shows that responses to vulnerability can determine whether people feel safe, accepted and willing to share again in the future.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Dana Taylor, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Came over here and accepted a role and just continued to play that way.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Advertisement But to Zhu, who lives across the globe from her family, the app’s popularity is proof that social isolation has become an accepted reality.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
Research consistently shows that responses to vulnerability can determine whether people feel safe, accepted and willing to share again in the future.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Verb
So there is a long history of cocoa and chocolate at times being seen as well accepted in society and at other times, not as well accepted.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Came over here and accepted a role and just continued to play that way.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accepted
Adjective
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Before there were Guy Fieri's Flavortown Kitchens across the country, Fieri owned and operated the pasta grill chain Johnny Garlic's in California, and Guy's American Kitchen and Bar in New York, which put him on the map as an established force in the food world.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Feb. 2026
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Bobrovsky can probably say the same about himself, even as an established veteran playing his 16th year in the NHL.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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McLaughlin did not respond to questions about which account was correct.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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McLaughlin did not respond to questions about which account was correct.—
Jim Mustian,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Shooter entered arena with two guns According to police, the shooter was a licensed gun owner and had a permit to carry out of Florida.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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For over a century, college football had regional identities.—
Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Ashwagandha is generally well-tolerated, but may stress the liver in rare instances.—
Allison Forsyth,
Health,
19 Feb. 2026
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But at some public schools, the woman from Rasht said, absences aren't tolerated and students found with pellet wounds are expelled or arrested.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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The names listed are of those who reported a burglary and the dates are when the crime is believed to have taken place.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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The two people brought to the hospital are believed to have been released, firefighters told Enquirer media partner Fox19.—
Cheryl Vari,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Feb. 2026
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With 650,000 fans expected to jam the city over the course of the month-long tournament, Burks assumed hundreds of other Kansas City homeowners must surely be doing the same, yes?—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
21 Feb. 2026
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But those estimates assumed current policies would remain in place.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Lensed on 16mm by Frimmel, who handled DP duties, while Covi is credited as both screenwriter and co-editor, the film has a grainy old-school look that adds to the general sense of time gone by.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Feb. 2026
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In 2019, Ito admitted to concealing financial ties to Epstein and stepped down amid backlash over how donations were handled and characterized.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Networks are treating prediction markets like polling data, but polls use scientific sampling, transparent, tried and true methodology.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Some advertisers are sticking to the tried and true.—
Mae Anderson,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Accepted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accepted. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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