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 The property includes eight major league-sized baseball fields and three multiuse turf fields, while the 170,000-square-foot Champions Center accommodates 12 basketball courts or 24 volleyball courts. — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The larger Penthouse North, meanwhile, spans roughly 3,500 square feet and accommodates three bedrooms, two full bathrooms, and a pair of powder rooms across the fifth and sixth floors. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026 Plans include equipment that accommodates wheelchairs and sensory features for players who need movement or tactile experiences. — Jamiel Robinson, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 This dresser accommodates all your clothing, linens, and more, while the antique brass knobs add a pretty design detail. — Sarah Scott, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2026 The nearly 100-year-old route accommodates all budgets and travel interests, an à la carte menu of nature, food, history and recreation. — David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026 Its flexible modular design accommodates up to 1,000 kilometers of range and adapts easily to both charging and battery swapping. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026 This compact design even has a pop-up table, while this clever 2-in-1 sofa bed effortlessly accommodates overnight guests. — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026 Baby’s All Right, which accommodates closer to 300 people, is still open. — Michael Calderone, Curbed, 4 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accommodates
Verb
  • The smaller second bedroom holds the in-unit washer-dryer as well as an en suite bath.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 19 Oct. 2026
  • As chair of Metro’s 13-person board, Bass holds vast power over the Los Angeles County bus and rail network.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 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
Verb
  • Noah Centineo, Andrew Koji and Callina Liang star in the movie that adapts the Capcom video game centering on a combat tournament.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The bike also adapts to individual riding styles and personalizes pedal-assist in real time, and its body is modular so users can easily swap its seat and wheels to accommodate cargo or different terrain.
    — Charlotte Hu, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The stabs at humor also fall flat, even if the gimmick of a priest injecting his enemies with a serum that obliges them to attend mass every Sunday is kind of fun the first time, but not really the second or third.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
  • And Ric Salinas, who plays Chachalacani, humorously obliges, bringing his Culture Clash vaudeville skills to the role of the sentry who’s caught between the rock of Klion’s tyranny and his fellow feeling for Antíkona’s sympathetic cause.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Zygielbaum was surprised however that the DOJ reached out only to him, and not the Republican clerk in neighboring Weld County, which also houses a sizable portion of that same congressional district.
    — Miles Parks, NPR, 22 Oct. 2026
  • By 2018, the F50 had reportedly been acquired by Chinese billionaire and Instagram influencer Shin Mike Yin, who houses his collection of rare exotics—including a few examples from Pagani and Bugatti—in Dusseldorf, Germany.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Aside from its brightness, everything else about the BOAT fits the model of a typical long-duration GRB.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • From probiotics and prebiotics to digestion and smart food pairings, here’s how sourdough actually fits into a gut-friendly routine.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The utility adjusts the rates based on its costs before billing customers.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The city typically requests these bonds every two years but adjusts the prices.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • 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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