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
Chan, by comparison, was a valedictorian student with early college acceptance.
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Sean Emery, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
The administration initially retained women to project an appearance of diversity while consolidating power, but as the openly sexist nature of the MAGA movement has gained mainstream acceptance, maintaining that facade has become less necessary.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
The state will start sending acceptance notices to families this month.
—April 5, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Rearrange her lyrics and Cates’ intentionally fractured scenes clearly flit between the trepidation, despair, and resigned acceptance familiar to certain locals.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
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Sean Emery, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
The administration initially retained women to project an appearance of diversity while consolidating power, but as the openly sexist nature of the MAGA movement has gained mainstream acceptance, maintaining that facade has become less necessary.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
The state will start sending acceptance notices to families this month.
—April 5, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Rearrange her lyrics and Cates’ intentionally fractured scenes clearly flit between the trepidation, despair, and resigned acceptance familiar to certain locals.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acceptance
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In their households, qualities like independence and creativity typically take a backseat to respect and obedience.—
Kelley King Heyworth,
Parents,
5 Apr. 2026
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French Ring sport is a dog sport involving jumping, obedience and bite work.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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So, Moya is painting on, with full approval from the community, the mayor, and Corona's family.—
Rina Nakano,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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As Sutskever details in the memos, Altman apparently told Murati that the model didn’t need safety approval, citing the company’s general counsel, Jason Kwon.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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But as the sexist and racist nature of the MAGA machine has gained mainstream acquiescence if not acceptance, the need to keep up the appearance of diversity is less and less.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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Moss’ dour expression, over-relied upon for silent exposition throughout six seasons, conveys terror in the here and now, as well as for a future where fear is replaced by acquiescence.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2026
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The district also continues to fight for full accreditation while facing an ongoing state audit.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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The accreditation agency’s board will still have to vote on whether to remove the sanctions, but the recommendation from the inspectors is a positive step, Dockery said in his letter.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
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SelfExclude is operated by IC360, a prominent sports betting integrity and compliance company that has been partnered with Kalshi since last year to help with market surveillance.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Penalties include fines of up to 6% of a company’s global turnover, daily fines until compliance or restrictions on operations.—
Menelaos Hadjicostis,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The agreements — made with Epstein’s Southern Trust Company — were signed by executives of the Swiss bank and de Rothschild.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal is citing senior American negotiators and officials as saying chances of an agreement with Iran by tonight's deadline are slim.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 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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Many of the governor’s appointees are subject to state Senate confirmation.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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This confirmation came a couple months after Millar was spotted with what appeared to be a baby bump in March 2023.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Acceptance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acceptance. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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