Definition of accommodatingnext
as in friendly
willing to do a favor an accommodating waiter who readily honored our request to make substitutions in our order

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accommodating

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verb

present participle of accommodate
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as in seating
to make or have room for the back seat accommodates three people comfortably

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Recent Examples of accommodating
Adjective
While every venue isn’t quite so accommodating, bringing your pup along for the celebrations (or at least to your hotel for the weekend) can be a sweet way to include your entire household in this major life event. Shelby Wax, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026 Pace and other policy experts said the US government could be taking actions now to address these problems, such as increasing the number of spaceports and being more accommodating of expansion at existing US launch facilities. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
The Clippers acknowledged the requests but denied accommodating them. Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Living areas span the entire upper deck, with four guest cabins and the owner’s suite on the main deck (accommodating up to 10 guests in total) alongside a dedicated gym and spa area. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for accommodating
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accommodating
Adjective
  • For our annual Fall Arts preview, The Charlotte Observer spoke to leaders at 11 organizations to hear their family-friendly recommendations as the 2026-27 arts season begins.
    Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Pilot's seat aside, there are several other play-friendly features.
    Chris McMullen, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The cavernous confines of Arthur Ashe Stadium, seating capacity nearly 24,000, was perhaps a quarter full, or three-quarters empty, by the time Jakub Menšík and Karolína Muchová took the title.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Thanks to seating charts, the two were constantly placed next to each other in all of their classes, beginning with freshman year at their Atlanta high school.
    Shelby Wax, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Far more difficult is reconciling maritime safety rules, US civilian nuclear regulations, and UK standards, .
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Reconcile Fragmented Information Before Risk In commodity trading, the strongest returns come from reconciling fragmented information such as cash forecasting, invoice matching, document review, approvals and exception tracking.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
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  • As more homes become available in many markets, sellers are increasingly adjusting prices to attract qualified buyers heading into the fall homebuying season.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The 49ers have been Down Under for more than a week, adjusting their body clocks in the traditional manner and winning over thousands of Aussie fans who appreciate their commitment to the historic moment.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Recipe development can be a self-effacing task, obliging the writer to anticipate the appetites and routines of her imagined reader.
    Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • First is to prevent their further migration by enforcing an international treaty obliging national authorities to treat ballast waters inside incoming ships that may carry such species.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • The site now housing 111 employees is part of the bank’s plan for growth in the Charlotte region.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The billion-dollar, 300,000-square-foot museum, which opens to the public on September 22, encompasses 100,000 square feet of gallery space housing the collection of Lucas and Hobson.
    News Desk, Artforum, 4 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • The 2016 reflation trade ran on an accommodative Federal Reserve and inflation running well below target — conditions with no analog in the current cycle, where the Fed is still wrestling with an inflation rate that refuses to return to 2%.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
  • Korea sits at the center of the global HBM (high bandwidth memory) and DRAM (dynamic-random access memory) supply chain, not to mention macro tailwinds including a weaker USD, an accommodative Bank or Korea and a record current account surplus.
    Todd Gordon, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • Unidentified armed federal officers used unmarked rental vehicles to detain people and took some to holding cells in the federal courthouse without explaining what agency held them or why.
    Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Some were already set up in the street, grouped together holding banners and signs for the events.
    Jesse McLaren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

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“Accommodating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accommodating. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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