accepting 1 of 2

present participle of accept
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accepting

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adjective

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of accepting
Verb
But saying that would imply that the past was somehow inferior to our own historical moment—less progressive, less accepting. B. Pietras june 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025 Still, Dedra has, to date, been more accepting than Syril of the moral and procedural compromises required to move up through the Imperial world. Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 7 May 2025
Adjective
Brunson has kept her relationship quiet, confirming it in her speech accepting the Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series award at the 2022 Emmys, per PEOPLE. Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025 If someone tries to hurry you into accepting a different quote to the one that you had been given, stop immediately and look elsewhere. Davey Winder, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for accepting
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accepting
Verb
  • But having more menopause symptoms could also mean worse brain health, new research suggests.
    Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 11 Apr. 2025
  • My tailbones were sore and my legs tired after nearly three days of nonstop cycling, and the thought of having the breeze at our backs on our final day boosted my mood.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Thank you for tolerating a strange British idiot.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Instead of being about a bunch of observers helplessly tolerating their peculiar friend, the sketch became an absurd illustration of the way groupthink manifests.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Economists are warning that the risk of a recession is rising nationally — one believing the chances are now as high as 70% in the next 12 months — with Connecticut all but certain to get caught up in any downturn.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Writers report keeping first drafts entirely AI-free, believing this preserves their unique voice and creative thinking abilities.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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  • At the same time, Representative Newt Gingrich from Georgia was already in ascent, assuming the position of House Minority Whip in March 1989.
    Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The new policy also takes quite a leap by assuming that most of the nation’s elderly population have ever even heard of Twitter, including the New Jersey caller’s 96-year-old mother.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • At the same time the unquestioning Free Palestine refrain that surrounds us all does not answer the simple question of why the hostages have still not all been returned?
    Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025
  • Their unquestioning, immovable fealty is frightening.
    Neil A. Grauer, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2024
Adjective
  • Independents, especially those with college degrees, have become less approving over time.
    Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2025
  • On cue, bright, metallic outbursts rang from the cimbalom, winning the approving nod of a nearby French-horn player.
    Jane Bua, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Adjective
  • As new members have replaced the resigned ones, the board has ramped up focus on policies around LGBTQ+ students, dress codes and health curriculum.
    Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 11 July 2025
  • If 28 Days Later presaged our post-9/11 paranoia and dread, 28 Years Later settles into the resigned gloom of our modern age, where everything is rubbish and only getting worse.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • The top priority for now is identifying the victims, supporting their families and treating the two survivors, Choi told a disaster management meeting in Seoul.
    Ju-min Park and Hongji Kim, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
  • If your current job in comms is growing stale, consider pivoting to supporting an organization fighting climate change.
    Aliza Knox, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024

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“Accepting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accepting. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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