1
as in has
to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly
some merchants in town will accept Canadian coins
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2
as in tolerates
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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3
as in believes
to regard as right or true
refused to accept that her friend had said those mean things
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as in assumes
to take to or upon oneself
accepted the responsibility of sending out the invitations
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as in stands
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
he accepted all of life's vicissitudes without complaint
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Recent Examples of accepts
The office accepts complaints online and gives information on what documents are needed for the reports.
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Under federal law, any station that accepts payment, services or other valuable consideration for airing material must disclose this information to the audience at the time of broadcast.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Every Mercury practice will take place on the same court that features her name and silhouette, inspiring anyone who accepts the challenge of following her footsteps.
—Shane Young, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Vox also accepts general financial contributions of any amount.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 25 Feb. 2025
Trouble is, the show only accepts married couples as contestants, forcing them to pose as husband and wife to make the cut.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 25 Feb. 2025
The program accepts applications quarterly.
—Alejandra Rojas, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
When Ross accepts the election results at the beginning, his tie is blue and red.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
Bove denies the claims from Sassoon's letter and accepts her resignation.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2025
Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Under federal law, any station that accepts payment, services or other valuable consideration for airing material must disclose this information to the audience at the time of broadcast.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Every Mercury practice will take place on the same court that features her name and silhouette, inspiring anyone who accepts the challenge of following her footsteps.
—Shane Young, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Vox also accepts general financial contributions of any amount.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 25 Feb. 2025
Trouble is, the show only accepts married couples as contestants, forcing them to pose as husband and wife to make the cut.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 25 Feb. 2025
The program accepts applications quarterly.
—Alejandra Rojas, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
When Ross accepts the election results at the beginning, his tie is blue and red.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
Bove denies the claims from Sassoon's letter and accepts her resignation.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accepts
Verb
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Israel believes 24 hostages are still alive in Gaza and held by Palestinian militants.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2025
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Park believes the innovation could play a great role in accelerating the global shift toward reliable, high-performance electric mobility, as the demand for sustainable energy solutions continues to grow.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2025
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Her budget proposal presented to the board March 26 aims for an average increase to teacher supplements of 5% and assumes a state salary increase of 3%.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
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At least that’s what Coop sourly assumes.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2025
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But for people living with chronic pain, experts agreed this research supports the idea that healthy eating could be a tool for some relief.—
Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
3 Jan. 2025
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Such emerging opportunities can also be applied to cost benchmarking, scope-of-work planning and management, client-agency performance evaluations and many other key marketing functions that procurement supports.—
Bruno Gralpois,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Bowles said his team understands the job in front of it.—
Rick Stroud,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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Pearson understands that sentiment.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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The component undertakes its internal mathematical and computational effort and then goes out of its way to purposely produce tokens so that the rest of the assembly line functions based on language.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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These numbers are only remotely possible if the government undertakes a relatively indiscriminate, neighborhood-by-neighborhood campaign of detentions, going even beyond the total number of undocumented people in the United States.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
12 Dec. 2024
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Although spot freight rates continue to tumble as more global ocean freight capacity enters the market, congestion in the largest ports in Asia and Northern Europe still endures.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Mar. 2025
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Corn is not only a staple food, but also a precious element in pre-Columbian rites that endures today.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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In a confessional, Cheyenne applauds Zach's willingness to go through this process.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Little applauds compromise on Medicaid Little’s signature was the final step in a monthslong debate over the future of the state’s Medicaid expansion program.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Mar. 2025
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Tesla faces the spotlight of quarterly earnings, while SpaceX enjoys the luxury of long-term vision without daily scrutiny.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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By the way, my friend now enjoys a generous retirement package.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Accepts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accepts. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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