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Recent Examples of accept Nicks was accepting the Hall of Fame award, which record exec Jimmy Iovine presented to her. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2025 To pay off the debt, Quinn accepts an invitation from her old mentor, Katherine (Kate Burton), to serve as a pianist at the New York Philharmonic. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025 About 20 Americans will be accepted into the program to begin in June. Alana Wise, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025 Joann only accepting in-store purchases during closure All Forever 21 stores to be closed by May 1 following closing sales, operator says Is your favorite restaurant charging you extra for eggs? Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for accept
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accept
Verb
  • Choose your battles wisely—some arguments aren’t worth winning (or having).
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 May 2025
  • Elsewhere, Colorado does have strict policies in place for its athletics Hall of Fame.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • Treat divergence not as something to tolerate but as a strategic asset.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Some are bred to tolerate warmer or colder temperatures.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Musk has never denied his hard-charging style and believes that his work building electric cars and rockets is crucial for the health of the planet and the continuation of the human species, and that his DOGE work responds to threats of U.S. bankruptcy.
    Jonathan Landay, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
  • And if White Houses have believed this too, that the people that are being covered do not choose who covers them.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Many professionals enter the tech space assuming their success in structured environments will seamlessly translate into building and scaling a startup, guaranteed.
    Lola Eniolorunda, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • There’s a lot of reason to like these odds as Raphinha is averaging 3.68 shots per 90 minutes on the year, 0.15 xG per shot (well above average), and will likely assume penalty duties in the absence of Lewandowski.
    Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Interest might ebb and flow depending on the person who fills the role, but the kingly complexion of the papacy itself continues to hold enduring intrigue.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Never underestimate a woman’s ability to endure pain.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Many guests spend their entire vacation inside the Disney bubble – playing in the parks, staying at Disney hotels, dining at Disney restaurants, taking resort transportation and more.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Every late November and early December, the Anegada Lobster Festival takes the island's year-round lobster love and turns it into an obsession, with local restaurants featuring special dishes and plenty of events making the spiny Anegada lobster the star of the show.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Survivors and community members at Florida State University came together to grieve and support each other at a vigil that drew thousands after two people were killed and more were injured in an April 17 campus shooting.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The port's marine infrastructure is also being improved to support vessels with up to 5,500 passengers, including new mooring foundations, bollards, and fenders.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Dave [Watson] and his team have worked hard to understand the reasons for this disconnect and have identified two primary causes.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025
  • And of course, there’s the need to understand and report on any unexpected and game-changing social media post from the White House.
    Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025

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“Accept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accept. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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