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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
His own personal failures and limitations are further exacerbated when his older brother, Buster (Will Harrison), the golden child, announces his acceptance to law school.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Princeton University was deemed both the best university and school overall, according to WalletHub, due to its 4 percent acceptance rank and how 93 percent of the incoming students were in the top 10 percent of their graduating classes.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Still, Kirk advocated for the acceptance of gay people in right-wing politics.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025
At this point, that control starts with choosing acceptance.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Princeton University was deemed both the best university and school overall, according to WalletHub, due to its 4 percent acceptance rank and how 93 percent of the incoming students were in the top 10 percent of their graduating classes.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Still, Kirk advocated for the acceptance of gay people in right-wing politics.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025
At this point, that control starts with choosing acceptance.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acceptance
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Routine also supports easier training, as incorporating obedience lessons into daily schedules reinforces learning through consistency.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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The plan does not cover pre-existing conditions, training or obedience classes and more.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
12 Oct. 2025
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These results built on earlier positive results that saw the drug hit its Phase 3 benchmarks, which was enough for Novo Nordisk to seek FDA approval.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Oct. 2025
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While citizenship by donation may move faster than traditional residency routes, approval is far from automatic.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
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Supreme Court has seen this before The ruling in Harvard’s favor follows a long legal tradition of Supreme Court rulings that bar the government from demanding ideological acquiescence in exchange for support.—
Stephanie A,
The Conversation,
17 Sep. 2025
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Yet, the lesson of the Voting Rights Act is that the response to these setbacks isn’t despair or acquiescence.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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The San Sebastián Film Festival Invitation grants two producers accreditation, accommodation and access to the festival’s industry activities.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
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Leadership issues were one reason why the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, or WASC, sent a letter in late 2022 about its accreditation.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Oct. 2025
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To ensure compliance, their technology digs deeper than basic IP address recognition to monitor the exact place someone tries to place a wager, sifting through real-time data from sources such as GPS coordinates, cell phone towers, WiFi access points and Bluetooth beacons.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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In multiple instances, courts have ruled in favor of the states and ordered compliance.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Oct. 2025
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First Brands had a web of complex debt agreements with a slew of lenders and investment funds globally.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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These interagency agreements carefully sidestep the statutes by having the Education Department retain oversight and leadership while managing the programs alongside other agencies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 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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Some of the withdrawals, such as that of Ingrassia, follow controversy or backlash from GOP senators who are crucial to their confirmation.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Paul Ingrassia, who was nominated to lead the Office of Special Counsel, had been scheduled to have his confirmation hearing this week.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Acceptance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acceptance. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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