1
as in corresponding
to be in agreement on every point
claims that the newspaper's quote does not accord with what he actually said
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2
as in granting
to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly
women were finally accorded the right to vote in 1920
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Recent Examples of according
Chaos erupted in a subdivision when a car slammed into one of the homes, and witnesses discovered the driver had been fatally shot, according investigators in North Carolina.
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
The typical public employee retires with more than two decades in public service, according the California Public Employees’ Retirement System.
—Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates account for 9% of the world’s total aluminum smelting, according other AlixPartners.
—Robert Ferris, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
The compound operated on the property of Yolo County Sheriff’s Deputy Sam Machado, who was paid more than $11,000 in rent by Chee, according an official, who did not wish to be identified because they are not authorized to comment, familiar with Devastating Pyrotechnics operations in Esparto.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
The largest reduction in workforce will affect Castlemont High School, which had seven positions eliminated, according OUSD documents.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
The driver of a vehicle died early Wednesday morning in a crash on Interstate 35 near Dallas’ Oak Cliff neighborhood, according the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office.
—Timia Cobb
breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
In one of the games, the process even resembles a slot machine, according James.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Currently, the commodities hit the hardest by the tariffs are metals, electrical equipment, vehicles and computers, according the Yale Budget Lab.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2026
Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
The typical public employee retires with more than two decades in public service, according the California Public Employees’ Retirement System.
—Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates account for 9% of the world’s total aluminum smelting, according other AlixPartners.
—Robert Ferris, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
The compound operated on the property of Yolo County Sheriff’s Deputy Sam Machado, who was paid more than $11,000 in rent by Chee, according an official, who did not wish to be identified because they are not authorized to comment, familiar with Devastating Pyrotechnics operations in Esparto.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
The largest reduction in workforce will affect Castlemont High School, which had seven positions eliminated, according OUSD documents.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
The driver of a vehicle died early Wednesday morning in a crash on Interstate 35 near Dallas’ Oak Cliff neighborhood, according the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office.
—Timia Cobb
breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
In one of the games, the process even resembles a slot machine, according James.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Currently, the commodities hit the hardest by the tariffs are metals, electrical equipment, vehicles and computers, according the Yale Budget Lab.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for according
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In this way, the team was able to label specific internal regions corresponding to finger angles.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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The researcher says that because antimatter particles are more massive than matter particles, during pair production in the early universe, the antimatter particles were slower than the corresponding matter particles.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Arda Kucukkaya | Anadolu | Getty Images Meta is granting stock options to key leaders in an effort to retain talent as pressure intensifies on the company to bolster its position in artificial intelligence.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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Missouri law generally prohibits granting in-state tuition to students without lawful immigration status.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Minnesota Wild’s acquisition of Hughes to keep up with Colorado’s Makar and Dallas’ Heiskanen can’t be ignored here either, nor should the Edmonton Oilers’ rise coinciding with Evan Bouchard’s.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Nonetheless, development continued, with the model’s debut in 1987 as Enzo’s ultimate road-going statement, coinciding that year with the company’s 40th anniversary.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
20 Mar. 2026
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The pair are chaos agents who, in conferring the benefit of sudden wealth, lure the recipients into corruption.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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In my view, by conferring this title on Summers, Harvard is signaling that powerful men can outlast gross misconduct with their honorifics intact.—
Yana van der Meulen Rodgers,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2026
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Researchers have developed new hair-thin actuator fiber that can pave way to build safer soft robots and body-conforming wearable devices designed to interact closely with people.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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Exile is a state of being barred from a homeland—of being forced to live in a foreign world as punishment for not conforming.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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