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as in to reconcile
to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences
let's accommodate the difference in their voices by moving the mike closer to Sarah, whose voice is softer
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as in to adapt
to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation
accommodated the lectern to the height of the guest speaker, who turned out to be quite short
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as in to appease
to do a service or favor for
couldn't accommodate everyone who wanted a free T-shirt
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as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter
regards the tent as entirely inadequate for accommodating them through the winter
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Recent Examples of accommodate
The zoo's Elephant Care Center was built to accommodate the needs of geriatric elephants, having a crane and remote lifting equipment, zoo officials had previously noted.
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Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2025
With outdoor seating, the restaurant accommodates twice as many diners as its tiny older sister.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
State Farm Stadium, the primary venue, holds over 63,000 and can expand to accommodate roughly 73,000.
—Amanda Castro
mandy Taheri
peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
The money also will cover a realignment of 2,000 feet of Oakhill Road and the raising of the road by 6 feet to accommodate a new tunnel under the road.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2025
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Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2025
With outdoor seating, the restaurant accommodates twice as many diners as its tiny older sister.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
State Farm Stadium, the primary venue, holds over 63,000 and can expand to accommodate roughly 73,000.
—Amanda Castro
mandy Taheri
peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
The money also will cover a realignment of 2,000 feet of Oakhill Road and the raising of the road by 6 feet to accommodate a new tunnel under the road.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accommodate
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Lift the wiper arms gently and make sure they're held firmly in place.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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And the timing of Williams’ recent improvement may represent a good sign for the Yankees, who are still holding onto a glimmer of hope of winning the AL East while attempting to secure the first wild-card spot and homefield advantage.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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By the series finale, the two had reconciled and were raising their two kids together.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Sep. 2025
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King and Conqueror, a new series about the Norman takeover, is the BBC’s attempt to reconcile this older story with the newer one.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Relaxed selection, when an environmental stressor is removed, has occurred in many organisms that adapt to dark conditions.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Sep. 2025
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The conversation turned to their approaches to adapting existing material.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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In fact, Western leaders are mostly appeasing domestic constituencies outraged by the suffering of ordinary Gazans.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025
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Spin-Off and Beyond Holliday’s popularity was so immense (and to potentially appease Linda Lavin), CBS gave her a spinoff, Flo, which ran for two seasons (1980–81) and earned her another Golden Globe nomination.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The evening includes pre-dinner champagne, a six-person private dinner hosted by Tan and a private tour at Singapore's National Gallery, an art museum housed in two national monuments, according to Sotheby's.—
Ernestine Siu,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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The stash houses that Robbie and his friend Cliff (Raul Castillo) are hitting happen to all belong to one biker gang, the Dark Hearts.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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During the game, the Fox broadcast cut to a shot of Goodell, Mohan and Adams all sitting in the front row of the suite, with Jesser seated right behind the three.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Viewers were able to see an elderly man playing an instrument while seated on a chair.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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By carefully adjusting the conditions of its trap and then releasing it briefly, the researchers could measure its velocity distribution.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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Originally devised in the mid-1990s by financial adviser Bill Bengen, the rule suggested retirees could safely withdraw 4 percent of their portfolio in the first year of retirement and then continue withdrawing the same amount, adjusted for inflation, each year after.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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As a former investment banker at JPMorgan in London, he was dismayed with the lack of late-night delivery options that could satisfy his appetite working 100-hour weeks.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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Consider the health plan that implements comprehensive provider data accuracy not to satisfy regulators, but to enable predictive network optimization.—
Tammy Hawes,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Accommodate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accommodate. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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