as in entered
to go or come in or into
could not access the bank vault because the lock was controlled by a timer
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Recent Examples of accessed
Maduro continued exports to Chinese refiners, purchased Chinese arms, and even allowed China to construct two satellite tracking facilities in Venezuela, the El Sombrero and Luepa stations, both of which can be remotely accessed by Beijing.
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Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Federal investigators in 2025 determined Hart had installed software enabling Jane Doe’s computer to be remotely accessed and monitored, according to the suit.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
The surveillance system was set to overwrite data every 72 hours, and by the time the police accessed it, the footage was gone.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2026
During that window, the attackers accessed and stole personal data, then deployed ransomware that encrypted files across Gulshan's systems.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
For much of the last year, staffers who were initially part of the Department of Government Efficiency effort improperly accessed and shared sensitive personal data on millions of Americans.
—Stephen Fowler, NPR, 23 Jan. 2026
In Maryland, real-time updates on traffic incidents, road conditions and snow emergency plans can be accessed through MDOT’s Coordinated Highways Action Response Team by visiting.
—Luke Parker, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
The extent of the data supposedly accessed at Nike isn’t known.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 23 Jan. 2026
The Giorgio Armani apartment, a 2,005-square-foot residence with two bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths, is accessed via a semi-private elevator that deposits guests in a gallery foyer lined with limestone slab floors.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 22 Jan. 2026
Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Federal investigators in 2025 determined Hart had installed software enabling Jane Doe’s computer to be remotely accessed and monitored, according to the suit.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
The surveillance system was set to overwrite data every 72 hours, and by the time the police accessed it, the footage was gone.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2026
During that window, the attackers accessed and stole personal data, then deployed ransomware that encrypted files across Gulshan's systems.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
For much of the last year, staffers who were initially part of the Department of Government Efficiency effort improperly accessed and shared sensitive personal data on millions of Americans.
—Stephen Fowler, NPR, 23 Jan. 2026
In Maryland, real-time updates on traffic incidents, road conditions and snow emergency plans can be accessed through MDOT’s Coordinated Highways Action Response Team by visiting.
—Luke Parker, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
The extent of the data supposedly accessed at Nike isn’t known.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 23 Jan. 2026
The Giorgio Armani apartment, a 2,005-square-foot residence with two bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths, is accessed via a semi-private elevator that deposits guests in a gallery foyer lined with limestone slab floors.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accessed
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Unit 1 entered commercial operation on January 1, 2025.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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Earlier this month, the Pittsburgh Steelers entered a head coaching search for just the third time since hiring Chuck Noll in 1969.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Within months, his name became synonymous with the corruption and criminality that Washington said had penetrated the Venezuelan state.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
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No researcher had penetrated these depths or mapped the ice sheet’s underlying terrain in such vivid, thrilling detail.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Jan. 2026
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The steppe is sand pierced by grasses and little pale flowers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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Bake until potatoes are tender when pierced with a knife, 50 to 60 minutes.—
Jenavieve Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Accessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accessed. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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