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past tense of accept
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adjective

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Recent Examples of accepted
Verb
Of the 20,000 accepted applicants, 19,997 have enrolled in private schools, according to the department. Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025 The turn away from Leninism, however, hardly meant a rejection of socialism, which for most Soviet citizens, including most dissidents, had become an accepted way of life, something taken for granted and only loosely related to Leninism, or, for that matter, to law and rights. Benjamin Nathans september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Bojovic was accepted into the Hanover Park Police Pension Fund in January with a starting salary of nearly $79,000, according to village records. Luke Barr, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025 More than two-thirds of her school’s students come from low-income families, and many aren’t willing to take on the level of debt that past generations accepted. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for accepted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accepted
Verb
  • On two occasions in recent months, the Oakland City Council has had the opportunity to leave ABC behind and award the contract to Allied Universal, the world’s largest private security provider.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Blake Treinen got a pop-up and a strikeout to get out of that inning and now has had five effective outings in his six postseason appearances, after a miserable September.
    Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Any form of verbal abuse or personal harassment is not tolerated at Texpia II, the spokesperson said.
    Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Abbott was the first to announce the deployment of the Texas National Guard to Austin through a foreboding statement on X, warning that any disorder wouldn’t be tolerated.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Wehling believed inflammation is at the root of joint pain and that human blood contained a remedy.
    Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Eighteen more hostages, believed deceased, still have not been repatriated.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Since Xi Jinping assumed power in 2012, Chinese stories have increasingly included nods to Chinese nationalist (not just communist) soldiers fighting bravely, thus placing a strong, victorious, and morally righteous China at the forefront of the postwar global order.
    Big Think, Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
  • On the play Warner got hurt, the 49ers were missing a right defensive end, and coaches mistakenly assumed practice-squad call-up Trevis Gipson stayed on the field to fill that role after racing down on kickoff coverage and making the initial hit on a tackle.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • Plus, filing complaints with the Department of Homeland Security was likely to go nowhere because the office that once handled them had been dismantled.
    J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Democrats say health care protections must be preserved, while Republicans say funding and policy should be handled separately.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • While most people in established unions may grow closer, like moving in, making long-term promises, getting engaged or married or even in a business sense, like signing a contract, others that are not in alignment may go their separate ways.
    Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
  • For established and newer restaurants, that means not only a larger audience but also better supply chains.
    Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • However, a few unexplained puzzles remained, leading scientists to question whether the most extreme predictions of the Big Bang, including arbitrarily high temperatures and an origin from a singularity, were actually correct.
    Big Think, Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Jones is correct, Dak Prescott is on pace for an MVP-caliber season with 1,617 passing yards, 13 touchdowns, and three interceptions thus far.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Khusnutdinov took a pass from Pastrnak but wasted no time in sending it right back to Pastrnak, who beat Vanecek between the pads.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The Broncos began isolating their playmakers one-on-one, and Nix took advantage.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Accepted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accepted. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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