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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
Once the domain of the tech-savvy, cryptocurrency has gained mainstream acceptance.
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2026
School can be an awful place, where social capital is built on a person’s acceptance by a group, and any difference is sniffed out and mocked, sometimes worse.
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
From a psychological standpoint, emotional disclosure is a bid for safety and acceptance.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Still, our collective blind acceptance of the study findings (and subsequent media coverage) as unchecked fact perhaps raises larger questions about the path of information from study to consumer.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for acceptance
Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2026
School can be an awful place, where social capital is built on a person’s acceptance by a group, and any difference is sniffed out and mocked, sometimes worse.
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
From a psychological standpoint, emotional disclosure is a bid for safety and acceptance.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Still, our collective blind acceptance of the study findings (and subsequent media coverage) as unchecked fact perhaps raises larger questions about the path of information from study to consumer.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for acceptance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acceptance
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With dogma filling school days, students aren’t being educated and are left intellectually unprepared for much but obedience.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Dynamics of Leadership and Followership The military rigorously develops individuals in both leading and supporting roles, not through blind obedience, but through skillful contribution.—
Heather V. MacArthur,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The practice allows home-state senators to block nominees from their state by withholding approval — a power Trump has likened to the Senate filibuster and urged Republicans to abolish.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Jan. 2026
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The crowd rose to its feet, clapping and shouting in approval.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 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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In his role, Inboden oversees UT’s academic portfolio and mission, as well as enrollment management, curriculum, faculty recruitment and accreditation.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Jan. 2026
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Our immediate priorities are to begin the healing journey while continuing our focused preparation for our upcoming accreditation reaffirmation visit in two weeks.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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While both collective and individual participation is permitted—some large firms like H&M have created their own take-back programs—95 percent of the French fashion community (about 4,000 entities) are registered with the Refashion collective compliance program.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Jan. 2026
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Hugo Doetsch was appointed CFO of AuditBoard, a governance, risk, and compliance platform.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
23 Jan. 2026
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The agreement also explores adopting the SGE’s advanced physical warehousing system in Hong Kong, offering secure gold management for local and global participants while strengthening ties between on-exchange and over-the-counter (OTC) trading.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Flurry of trade deals The agreement comes days after the EU signed a pivotal pact with the South American bloc Mercosur, following deals last year with Indonesia, Mexico and Switzerland.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
27 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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This data is now under review; all 4,000+ agents will be published upon confirmation.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Abid Jamal Sheikh, a senior rescue official, also said the body parts could belong to more than a dozen people, but stressed that official confirmation was pending.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Acceptance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acceptance. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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