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as in assent
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Recent Examples of acceptation
The use of chainsaws to cut down trees prior to intentionally burning a stand, known as prescribed fire, is the major acceptation.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2021
San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acceptation
Noun
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While remarking that someone has good genes is sometimes used as a compliment, the phrase also has sinister connotations.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
31 July 2025
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This franchise pairing has a few different historical connotations.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
Noun
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But mayoral critics, progressive aldermen, transit activists and developers alike said the quiet assent belies the policy’s impact.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 July 2025
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The next step is the report stage, then the third reading of the bill in the House of Commons, before moving to a final consideration of amendments and royal assent.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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He’s been talking about replacing it with a permanent ballroom for a long time, in his usual Dictator Chic idiom.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
1 Aug. 2025
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This could be in Elsbeth’s usual light and fizzy idiom or perhaps a brief foray into Scandi-noir.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
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Other information about the winner is released only with the winner's consent.—
Steven Martinez,
jsonline.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Volunteers must be 21 and consent to background check.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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His wife, Becca (Connie Nielsen), wears an expression of perpetual disappointment.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Aug. 2025
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Open Doors, the Locarno Film Festival’s Locarno Pro-organized co-production platform and talent development program for filmmakers from regions where artistic expression is at risk, has wrapped up its 23rd edition with a focus on the African continent.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Aug. 2025
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The California High-Speed Rail Authority, which does not comment on pending litigation, confirmed to Newsweek that the agreement had been reached.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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To move forward with that plan, the county would need to amend the agreement and provide gap financing for the project.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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How much control, at this point, the subcommittee can exert over emoji denotation and connotation isn’t clear.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
29 June 2025
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But the New Zealand Department of Conservation lists the reptiles as at risk — relict, a denotation reserved for species that declined to a small population but have since stabilized.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
22 July 2024
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Swingle’s accession was by no means the first such shipment sent to the US from points East.—
Jacob Jones,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Aug. 2025
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At the time of China’s accession to the WTO, in 2001, there was reason to believe that Beijing was on an irreversible path toward market reform and liberalization.—
Michael B. G. Froman,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Acceptation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acceptation. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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