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as in established
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as in correct
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as in had
to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly
some merchants in town will accept Canadian coins
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as in tolerated
to have a favorable opinion of
her husband feels that he has never been truly accepted by his wife's family
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as in believed
to regard as right or true
refused to accept that her friend had said those mean things
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as in assumed
to take to or upon oneself
accepted the responsibility of sending out the invitations
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as in handled
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
he accepted all of life's vicissitudes without complaint
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Recent Examples of accepted
Urnesha Bhattacherjee, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Drugs in the category are seen as not having any accepted medical use and being highly prone to abuse.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Stephen Colbert accepted the Person of the Year award at the 12th annual Webby Awards in 2008.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
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Adjective
The discovery pushed back the accepted history of papermaking by roughly 300 years.
—Urnesha Bhattacherjee, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Drugs in the category are seen as not having any accepted medical use and being highly prone to abuse.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
But Nicole Warren never accepted that.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Stephen Colbert accepted the Person of the Year award at the 12th annual Webby Awards in 2008.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accepted
Adjective
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As for established Superstars, Becky Lynch, Asuka, Bayley, CM Punk, Charlotte Flair, Drew McIntyre.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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That includes pre-established coordination across departments, regular interagency training and clear evacuation and communication protocols that are tested, not just written.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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The correct volume is 165 million metric tons.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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Reinsdorf feels Graham is the correct solution to these problems.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
Verb
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After an initial miss, Jefferson had four makes in a row, needing one save to clinch the win.—
Sarah Spencer,
AJC.com,
13 May 2026
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Nurse, who has had to deal with multiple challenges during his time with the Sixers, will remain a constant, at least for the near future.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Those who don’t conform deserve punishment to show the public that unethical behavior is not tolerated.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The vast majority of deputies take pride in serving with honor and professionalism, but when individuals engage in misconduct or participate in deputy gangs or cliques that damage the reputation of the department, those actions cannot be tolerated.—
Sierra van der Brug,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Arakawa is believed to have contracted the virus from the rodent droppings found around her and Hackman's home, while some of the infected cruise ship passengers are suspected to have gotten sick from each other.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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In Burkina Faso alone, JNIM is believed to effectively control roughly 40% of the country’s territory.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
10 May 2026
Verb
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The state paid $13 million in cash for Waterbury and assumed $22 million in liabilities.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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However, the expansion assumed that the state had a nearly $100 billion surplus, which never materialized.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
9 May 2026
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That’s similar to how the Fire-Rescue Department handled a highly critical 2023 audit of how the city coordinates brush management on city property, including in parks, wildlands and canyons.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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In Islamic thought, wealth is understood as a trust from God, to be handled with care and never mistaken for proof of divine endorsement.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Pitchfork,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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Use these three tried and true strategies to pick a good bottle of wine at the grocery store.—
Katie Kelly Bell,
AJC.com,
2 May 2026
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Obviously, Barbara Walters and Connie Chung had done it before, but there was a lot of focus on that, for better or for worse, in sort of a tried and true sexist way.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Accepted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accepted. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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