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
Hopper's conviction comes more than a year after the 2024 conviction of Marius Gustavson, the owner of the website where Hopper had accessed pornography related to body modification and body harm.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The building had not been accessed in years until recent renovations, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2025
Every culture has accessed it and made something of their own of it.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Earlier this year, the city council in Austin, Texas, chose not to renew its Flock contract; one councilor cited Forbes’ investigation and pointed to Immigration and Customs Enforcement having accessed Flock data.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The tests accessed verbal fluency, working memory, word recall and processing speed.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
There's just one dedicated bedroom in the Joshua Tree, which is positioned over the bathroom and is accessed by a removable ladder.
—New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
The Courier Journal accessed the documents before they were sealed.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
In 2024, all new suppliers underwent EGS screening according to Dystar’s supply chain policy and all suppliers were accessed for environmental impacts.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 2 Sep. 2025
Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The building had not been accessed in years until recent renovations, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2025
Every culture has accessed it and made something of their own of it.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Earlier this year, the city council in Austin, Texas, chose not to renew its Flock contract; one councilor cited Forbes’ investigation and pointed to Immigration and Customs Enforcement having accessed Flock data.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The tests accessed verbal fluency, working memory, word recall and processing speed.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
There's just one dedicated bedroom in the Joshua Tree, which is positioned over the bathroom and is accessed by a removable ladder.
—New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
The Courier Journal accessed the documents before they were sealed.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
In 2024, all new suppliers underwent EGS screening according to Dystar’s supply chain policy and all suppliers were accessed for environmental impacts.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accessed
Verb
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Police told the outlet that three individuals entered the home through a glass door.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Alabama, of course, should take care of business against ULM, which entered this season with the nation’s longest bowl drought.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Framed as cranks more than reasonable critics, the #FSGOut contingent have penetrated rather than defined the conversation around Liverpool since FSG took control in late 2010.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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My bullet had penetrated the neck between the jugular and the bone, missing the spine by a fraction.—
Robert Easton,
Outdoor Life,
3 Sep. 2025
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The fatal knife wound pierced Martin's sternum before going into his heart.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2025
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Hospitals overflowing with patients ripped by shrapnel and pierced by bullets.—
Brendan Rascius,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Accessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accessed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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