accommodates

present tense third-person singular of accommodate
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to make or have room for the back seat accommodates three people comfortably

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Recent Examples of accommodates Baby’s All Right, which accommodates closer to 300 people, is still open. Michael Calderone, Curbed, 4 Sep. 2026 The space is extremely tight and usually accommodates the massive speakers, the artist or venue camera crew, security, lots of wires, not to mention several other photographers. Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026 With the Paramount closed, some film premieres will be held at ACL Live at the Moody Theater, which accommodates about 2,800. Mya Copeland, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026 Primary Bath To fit a tub in the primary bath, Tribbett created a step-up that accommodates plumbing and angled the tub to leave room for a shower on the right. Laura Fenton, Midwest Living, 14 Aug. 2026 This is an area of the home that easily accommodates both daily living and entertaining. James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026 Read on for expert tips to turn your den into a stylish space that accommodates everything from cozy evenings in to Mahjong night with friends. Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2026 Built in 2017 by Lurssen, the yacht has six decks and accommodates 16 guests and 36 crew. Robert Frank, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 The mid-sized 737-8 carries 160 to 180 passengers across a range of up to 3,500 nautical miles (6,480 km), whereas the larger 737-9 accommodates 175 to 195 passengers with a maximum range of 3,300 nautical miles (6,110 km). Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accommodates
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  • However, pre-clinical research (not in humans) suggests the peptide holds promise beyond skin health.
    Will Stone, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The former president, who no longer holds any formal position in government or in Cuba’s Communist Party, rarely appears in public.
    Andrea Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Ted shares an emotional reunion with Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein), reconciles with Coach Beard (Brendan Hunt) and gets ready to work again with Higgins (Jeremy Swift), Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham) and Keeley (Juno Temple).
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026
  • So is a sales, inventory, and operations planning cadence that continuously reconciles demand, inventory, capacity, and constraints across tiers.
    Jean-Louis Rassineux, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
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  • Leaving behind the 1996–2000 era of clunky plastic telephones with long cords and no internet, Scream 4 adapts to the times and introduces cell phones, webcams, laptops, and social media.
    Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The pad is 3 inches thick, adapts to your body better than a sleeping bag and, according to reviews, is easily transportable.
    Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
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  • The following day, the state added him to its official register of terrorists and extremists, a designation that obliges Russian banks to freeze his assets.
    Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Zeus obliges, striking their ship with a thunderbolt that destroys it and kills every member of Odysseus’ crew except the king himself.
    Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • The exhibit, which professes to illustrate storytelling through art in its earliest manifestations, is a jarring introduction to a museum that houses 1,300 original works.
    Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The corner site near the uber-affluent Sloane Square, in a building that also houses the British royal family’s go-to designer Emilia Wickstead, was selected to reach a concentrated local customer base.
    Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
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  • This fits with a narrative that many around the Bernabeu, including both Perez and Mourinho, have always maintained.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Every round, the players put on googly-eyed glasses that obscure their vision while Sam sneaks over to tap a Spy, who removes their glasses so Sam can point out which object fits the prompt.
    Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
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  • Monumental uses load sensors to monitor pressure while placing bricks and adjusts its operations according to the mortar’s viscosity, humidity, and other variables.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Good standardization reuses what stays the same and adjusts the answer only where the context changes.
    Erum Manzoor, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
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  • This way of handling stress occurs when someone acts calm, appeases the threatening person and retreats to de-escalate the situation.
    Michele Patterson Ford, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The city’s first street food market appeases the vast spectrum of palates and preferences, from vegans' to meat-lovers', by featuring ten culinary traders who specialize in ethnic fare from Greece to the bayous of Louisiana.
    Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026

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