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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Recent Examples of accommodating Landlords aren’t always so accommodating. Mike Stobbe, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026 The service Service is warm and accommodating, especially up on the rooftop, where staff manage cabana reservations and seasonal setups with ease. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Mar. 2026 Sydney In Sydney, public transportation is wheelchair-accessible and many of the city’s most popular venues and attractions are equally accommodating. Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 19 Feb. 2026 Albeit coinciding with the steroids era and suspicions baseballs were juiced, a more accommodating home environment allowed the Royals to score the most runs in franchise history (879) in 2000. Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for accommodating
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Adjective
  • Museums, statues and sculptures dedicated to Andersen’s life and stories thread through cyclist- and pedestrian-friendly streets, giving the city a fairytale atmosphere that feels woven into the architecture itself.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
  • Salustri books a cottage at one of the last remaining mom-and-pop stays in Islamorada, White Gate Court, a pet-friendly collection of cottages with its own private beach.
    Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • Furthermore, more food companies, restaurants, and franchises such as Chipotle, Starbucks, Taco Bell, and IHOP are adapting to veganism and vegetarianism by including accommodative options for these diets on their menus.
    Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 17 Dec. 2025

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“Accommodating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accommodating. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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