accommodated

past tense of accommodate
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as in seated
to make or have room for the back seat accommodates three people comfortably

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Recent Examples of accommodated Kim has accommodated some of these economic changes; once prohibited, markets are now regulated and taxed by the state. — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026 An ancient Roman fort discovered in a remote part of Wales could help unravel a centuries-old legend about a Roman emperor — and may have accommodated as many as 1,000 soldiers, the archaeologist behind the discovery told Fox News Digital. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Advertisement In this way, a war intended to deter future American attacks could instead strengthen a regional consensus that Iran must be dealt a serious blow rather than accommodated or bargained with. — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 27 Oct. 2026 The building’s size has accommodated the installation of large-scale architectural holdings, including a three-story section of the concrete façade of Robin Hood Gardens, an influential brutalist public-housing project in East London. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 Adorable guest dogs were also accommodated at breakfast, which further added to the home-away-from-home experience. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026 Jalisco state suspended classes on Friday and Monday in 22 coastal municipalities and began evacuating people from at-risk areas while asking the tourism sector to make sure workers and visitors are fully accommodated in shelters or safe zones. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 In short, pool coverage underscores efforts to create a public record of government actions, even if every news group can’t be accommodated in a particular physical space. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026 And the hubris of President, managers and fans that both can/must be accommodated in the same side, on the pitch, all the time. — Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accommodated
Verb
  • Pilots still ask passengers to keep their seat belts fastened while seated, and no one doubts the captain for saying so.
    — Amanda Connelly, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • For five months, most of the 17 crew would remain confined to that space, no more than 50 feet long, seated, leaving only when escorted to the bathroom.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Gramm revealed that the two reconciled prior to the band’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2024.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In 1945, the British people also expected a peace dividend—the welfare state—that could not be reconciled with the costs of maintaining a global empire.
    — NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • That framework could be prioritized and adapted for emerging drugs rather than forcing each new threat through the ordinary timeline.
    — Dr. Shravani Durbhakula, Time, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Investigations will cover regions around the Yellow River, Yangtze River, and southern Lingnan, helping researchers understand how different ancestral groups developed and adapted.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Many obliged, joining their leader to shimmy to Selena and other SoCal favorites.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • To such the State renders comparatively small service, and a slight tax is wont to appear exorbitant, particularly if they are obliged to earn it by special labor with their hands.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
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  • Developer Mark Sapperstein, CEO of 28 Walker, plans to build 500 for-sale townhomes and commercial space on about 90 acres in Baltimore Peninsula, including land that once housed The Baltimore Sun’s printing plant and newsroom.
    — Lauren Breunig, Baltimore Sun, 7 Nov. 2026
  • If the Department of Homeland Security does not appeal Powers’ decision, Siemionkowicz is allowed to leave Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Campbell County Detention Center in Kentucky, where she has been housed since August 2025.
    — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
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  • The rapper, who pleaded not guilty to all charges, has been held at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center since he was arrested in September 2024.
    — Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • That means every state budget could be held hostage until the whims of a small fraction of legislators is satisfied.
    — Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In 2001, mortality rates adjusted for age were just 2% higher in counties where the plurality voted for a Republican presidential candidate versus a Democratic candidate.
    — Brandon Yan, STAT, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Many of them spent part of college or high school using such a cap and have adjusted to its look, which is much more prominent than a regular helmet.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
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  • But the clean provenance and their New York highlife has never appeased Pooh partisans who think Fifth Avenue is much too far from the Hundred Acre Wood.
    — STEVE HENDRIX THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In a 3-0 battering of Scotland, manager Carlo Ancelotti appeased the people of Miami with a Neymar cameo.
    — David Hickey, NBC news, 25 June 2026

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“Accommodated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accommodated. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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