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
More broadly, the moment marked a shift away from decades of strict prohibition and criminalization and towards legal acceptance and medical legitimacy.
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Lauren Micalizzi, STAT, 2 Mar. 2026
See photos of Chase on the red carpet, his acceptance of the prestigious award, and the on-stage panel that followed the screening.
—Michele Eve Sandberg, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
Public acceptance is also critical.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 27 Feb. 2026
Walmart must give annual drivers' pay reports to the Federal Trade Commission for 10 years, and the company cannot modify orders following a driver's acceptance or misrepresent the earnings from a delivery.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Lauren Micalizzi, STAT, 2 Mar. 2026
See photos of Chase on the red carpet, his acceptance of the prestigious award, and the on-stage panel that followed the screening.
—Michele Eve Sandberg, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
Public acceptance is also critical.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 27 Feb. 2026
Walmart must give annual drivers' pay reports to the Federal Trade Commission for 10 years, and the company cannot modify orders following a driver's acceptance or misrepresent the earnings from a delivery.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acceptance
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The trailer depicts the duo navigating Aunt Lydia’s elite preparatory school for future wives, where obedience is instilled into the young female students.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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Mom taught me animal behavior, obedience training, coat and skin conditioning, muscle-development regimens, show logistics, ring dynamics.—
Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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One Denver couple's nearly year-long journey for city approval to revamp the old Yates Theater in Denver's Berkeley neighborhood, which has sat vacant for decades, makes its final leg next week.—
Chierstin Roth
March 2,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Happiness means pursuing intrinsic rather than extrinsic goals One of the biggest lies that Old Happy tells us, Harrison explains, is that the pursuit of extrinsic goals and external approval — popularity, conformity, financial success, aesthetic beauty — is the key to happiness.—
Nina Zipkin,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
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And acquiescence can be contagious.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026
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Even if clemency led the White House to dial back the ongoing efforts to punish Colorado, acquiescence today only invites future harassment.—
Max Potter,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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Most high schools offer dual credit courses taught by high school teachers who’ve gained accreditation in the subject.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Thor Metals is a legitimate precious metals dealer with BBB accreditation and strong ratings on Trustpilot.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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Instead, Stearns ruled, the government’s compliance with the order to facilitate her return resolved the remaining dispute.—
Julianna Duennes Russ,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
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The ministry in a statement said that through this inspection, the Minister of Communication and Information Technology issued a stern warning regarding Meta’s low level of compliance with national regulations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Today’s Full Moon, also a Lunar Eclipse, emphasizes your 7th House of Partnership, inviting clear agreements across your important connections so cooperation feels balanced.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Mar. 2026
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The acknowledgment comes after a public feud between Anthropic and Washington over safeguards for its Claude AI systems, which ended without an agreement.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 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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This mathematical confirmation proves that the physics of a kilometer-wide storm doesn’t require the sky.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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Noem's confirmation out of the Senate sailed through, despite questions over how much money the agency was asking for to conduct immigration enforcement and policy directives coming from personnel high up at the White House, such as border czar Tom Homan.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Acceptance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acceptance. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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