1
as in obedience
a readiness or willingness to accept or adapt to a given circumstance
She eventually reached an acceptance of her mother's sometimes challenging eccentricities.
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as in approval
permission given to do something
They had a fancy dinner to celebrate his acceptance to Columbia University.
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Recent Examples of acceptance
Within the industry, this perspective has been slow to gain acceptance.
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Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Research has consistently shown that heterosexual women are more comfortable with homosexuality than heterosexual men, whose acceptance drops sharply when intimacy involves other men.
—Jennifer Obel, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
While Obama’s campaign attempted to hold another open-air acceptance in 2012, weather delays forced eventgoers inside.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
Everyone loves the smell of a winner and getting to go on stage and give inspirational acceptances can really build momentum.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Jan. 2026
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Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Research has consistently shown that heterosexual women are more comfortable with homosexuality than heterosexual men, whose acceptance drops sharply when intimacy involves other men.
—Jennifer Obel, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
While Obama’s campaign attempted to hold another open-air acceptance in 2012, weather delays forced eventgoers inside.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
Everyone loves the smell of a winner and getting to go on stage and give inspirational acceptances can really build momentum.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for acceptance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acceptance
Noun
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Selective adherence to international law invites selective obedience by others.—
Richard Kiy,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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The 57-page superseding indictment read like a television drama, weaving a tale of influence, obedience, intimidation, an internal power struggle, drugs, guns and murder spanning multiple states and including local, regional and national chapters of the Sin City Deciples.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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The satellite campus was announced in November 2021, and the university’s board of regents gave approval to move forward with construction of two buildings in May 2022.—
Samuel O'Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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Political interference in mergers and acquisitions approvals and daily operations repels foreign investment and damages confidence in market operations.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Passage of this resolution was tantamount to acquiescence by Congress, granting the president the authority to respond militarily by sending thousands of troops to fight in Vietnam.—
Richard Cherwitz,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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Despite that goal, the Utah Legislature’s Republican supermajority, with Cox’s acquiescence, has taken a hard turn against solar power — which has been coming online faster than any other source in Utah and accounts for two-thirds of the new projects waiting to connect to the state’s power grid.—
Anjeanette Damon,
ProPublica,
12 Dec. 2025
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Deciding to pause operations this year jeopardized Martin's accreditation with the Higher Learning Commission [HLC], an independent agency that certifies the quality of colleges and universities nationwide.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
6 Jan. 2026
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There are 34 organizations, including IEEE, that are ABET members and assist the nonprofit with setting policy, developing strategy, and conducting accreditation activities worldwide.—
Regina Samson,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 Dec. 2025
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Landlords are responsible for upkeep and compliance.—
Rachel Kim,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Gabe Feldman, another Altius consultant, is a law professor at Tulane and the school’s associate provost for NCAA compliance.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Last week Meta announced agreements with three nuclear power companies for a data center in Ohio.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
13 Jan. 2026
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That’s up from the current $249,000 and could grow to nearly $2 million over the life of the agreement, a person familiar with the negotiations told the AP earlier this month.—
Doug Feinberg,
Twin Cities,
13 Jan. 2026
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But for Coles, his indoctrination to law enforcement has been a different level of submissiveness.—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
2 Dec. 2025
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In Killers of the Flower Moon, his Ernest Burkhart starts off as a mopey, weak-minded World War One veteran, eager to do anything for his godfather uncle (Robert De Niro), but there’s still a certain likability to his dim-bulb submissiveness.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
2 Oct. 2025
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Multiple people close to the situation had stated or speculated that an official request had been sent, and the president himself had said that Combs had asked for clemency, but Thursday’s report was the first official confirmation of the letter’s existence.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2026
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There was no immediate confirmation from Washington.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Acceptance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acceptance. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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