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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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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
Carey S. Cadieux, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
The discovery pushed back the accepted history of papermaking by roughly 300 years.
—Urnesha Bhattacherjee, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 16 May 2026
Smith’s participation in this crime is inexcusable, but Smith owned up to his crime, told the truth in court despite fear of retribution and threats, and has now accepted responsibility and received this long prison sentence.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2026
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Adjective
The Drug Enforcement Administration’s rescheduling of marijuana will move it from its current classification as a Schedule I drug, defined as having a high risk for abuse and no accepted medical use, to a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act.
—Carey S. Cadieux, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
The discovery pushed back the accepted history of papermaking by roughly 300 years.
—Urnesha Bhattacherjee, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
Soderbergh accepted an offer to use Meta's artificial intelligence software to conjure imagery for those sections, which make up about 10% of the film.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
Smith’s participation in this crime is inexcusable, but Smith owned up to his crime, told the truth in court despite fear of retribution and threats, and has now accepted responsibility and received this long prison sentence.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accepted
Adjective
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As for established Superstars, Becky Lynch, Asuka, Bayley, CM Punk, Charlotte Flair, Drew McIntyre.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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That includes pre-established coordination across departments, regular interagency training and clear evacuation and communication protocols that are tested, not just written.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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The star-nosed mole’s speed is an adaptation for the act of recognition itself — for making correct categorical decisions, in the dark, at the physical limit of neural transmission.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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In an interview with the Observer, Page acknowledged that the department’s initial claim that Manigault came into the store waving a gun was not correct.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2026
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But most of the research being done was carried out by people who had the university equivalent of a day job.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Beaches had a long road to Broadway.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
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Public corruption at any level will not be tolerated.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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These supplements are generally well tolerated, even at high doses, but are not always the most effective.—
Kristen Gasnick,
Verywell Health,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Now Jeffries believed that Democrats needed to respond in kind to Trump with their own gerrymandering effort in blue states.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The third suspect is still at large, police said, and he is believed to be near the Austin suburb of Manor.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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Israel said that al-Haddad had assumed the role of Hamas commander after his predecessor, Mohammed Sinwar, was killed.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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Even Anthropic has assumed a lot about its freedom and authority, having just announced a new tool called Mythos, an AI model that finds security vulnerabilities in software and networked resources.—
Olivier Sylvain,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Every core operation on Liners, from adding a new product to reviewing quality, to pulling in news and handling comparisons, is handled by a team of nine AI agents.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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The series recreates ordinary Soviet life from the period with painstaking detail and spares no one and nothing in its criticisms of what led to the disaster and how it was handled.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
14 May 2026
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Use these three tried and true strategies to pick a good bottle of wine at the grocery store.—
Katie Kelly Bell,
AJC.com,
2 May 2026
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Obviously, Barbara Walters and Connie Chung had done it before, but there was a lot of focus on that, for better or for worse, in sort of a tried and true sexist way.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Accepted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accepted. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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