according

present participle of accord

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Recent Examples of according During the last quarter, Bright contributed $50,000 to his campaign and Republican Attorney General Tim Griffin's Jobs and Growth PAC contributed $3,500 to Bright's campaign, according Bright's campaign finance report. Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025 The red engine shut-off handles were not pulled down all the way, and the engines were not turned off, according the plea agreement. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025 He was last seen leaving a bar alone and asking for directions back to his hotel, police said, according toThe Guardian. Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025 Following the breach of the levees, the vast majority of the city flooded under six to 20 feet of water, according the City of New Orleans website. Avalon Hester, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Built in 1878, Gruene Hall is Texas’ oldest continually operating dance hall, according the venue’s website. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2025 One in four people lack access to safe drinking water, according the report. Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025 Meanwhile, the Big Three remain unprofitable on EVs and slow to scale, a struggle tied to a lack of supportive policies from the federal government, according an expert. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025 Cook’s term isn’t supposed to end until 2038, according the Federal Reserve website. Essence, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for according
Verb
  • Much of the footage was silent, though there was corresponding audio, which needed to be painfully synced up, a process that took two years.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Following the success of EA’s 2024 return to college football, the company teased a corresponding basketball series this June.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bondi, 59, intervened in a number of cases to alter the criteria for granting asylum in her role as the head of the immigration-court system, The Wall Street Journal reported.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The bill’s lack of technology neutrality also creates winners and losers, granting certain types of providers an unfair advantage over their competitors.
    Janus Norman, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Skokie location is set to partially reopen in January, with a full reopening planned for late summer 2026, coinciding with the closure of the temporary location.
    Kelly Haramis, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The new Bird on a Rock collections debut Tuesday, coinciding with the launch of the campaign across print and digital channels.
    Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Then, as now, Washington saw the technology as potentially conferring a strategic and military advantage, and much of the funding for AI research came from the Pentagon.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • So much so that Hess, after conferring with Barger, committed to Indiana before receiving any other official offers.
    Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The one on top is soft, conforming to your body, while the firmer one underneath provides support.
    Wes Siler, Outside, 27 Aug. 2025
  • When done correctly, the result should increasingly feel like working 1-1 with an instructor, but without the inconvenience of conforming to the instructor's schedule or competing for time and attention with other students.
    Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The effort also includes designations of Clean California communities, with 30 agreeing to long-term commitments to zero litter and community beautification.
    Amelia Wu, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The case was settled after three years, with Crosno's former landlord agreeing to take fair housing training and pay $20,000 in damages, Crosno said.
    Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025

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