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
After all, a synthetic performer trained on the Oscar-acceptance remarks might have at least had a hallucination.
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors, however, acknowledge in the plea agreement filed Thursday that the judge could consider reduced sentence based on Wolken's acceptance of responsibility for her actions.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Our acceptance of gun violence and school shootings may be the greatest sin of our lifetime.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Pasquale said that in recent years there was enough government acceptance that let transgender people have some amount of legal comfort.
—Elijah Polance, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors, however, acknowledge in the plea agreement filed Thursday that the judge could consider reduced sentence based on Wolken's acceptance of responsibility for her actions.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Our acceptance of gun violence and school shootings may be the greatest sin of our lifetime.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Pasquale said that in recent years there was enough government acceptance that let transgender people have some amount of legal comfort.
—Elijah Polance, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acceptance
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The group pledged full obedience to the new leader.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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Once Waukegan Park District dog obedience teacher Karin Magnuson instructs her charges on how to make their pets sit, get down, heel and stay, some return so their dogs can participate in the Ruffin Relays — a form of advanced training.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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The deal, which awaits regulatory approval, has Hollywood bracing for more layoffs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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As Jordan sat, his mother by his side, overwhelmed by the magnitude of what had just happened, the roar of approval reverberating through the auditorium, my body, seemingly flooded with butterflies, appeared to dissolve into the screen.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2026
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This is a story that traces the path to justice for mass atrocity in the face of public acquiescence.—
Sheila Coronel,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Kelley, Offerman, Fanning, and especially Pfeiffer do enough of the hard work to make acquiescence rather easy — and the ensuing journey a worthy reward.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2026
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Technically, no, at least not one with professional accreditation.—
Mark Lamster,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Stallard says the zoo must grow in size to avoid risking its accreditation with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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It was geared not for mere compliance with user requests but for sound judgment.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Last month, the company partnered with RegScale to integrate cybersecurity platforms that automate compliance monitoring across the US Department of Defense and other federal agencies.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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The data center will include an Oncor substation, according to the tax agreement proposal, and ERCOT, the state’s power grid, has signed off on the development.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Mar. 2026
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Most of the money went to the nonprofit Viet America Society for a meals program for seniors and the disabled, but only a fraction was spent for that purpose, according to Do’s plea agreement in 2024.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 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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Thursday’s release marks the first public disclosure and documented confirmation of a Federal Bureau of Investigation probe that has roiled Kansas City politics over the last month.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026
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That confirmation has not yet been given.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Acceptance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acceptance. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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