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
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.
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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
Also, in the fourth quarter, Americans’ wages grew at the weakest pace in more than four years and a greater share of households fell further behind on their debt, according toseparate reports out Tuesday.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
In private meetings, the executives are highlighting OpenAI's strength with consumers, growing enterprise business and access to compute, according one person, who asked not to be named because the talks are private.
—Ashley Capoot,kate Rooney, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
In order to pay the ransom, the Guthrie family would have to acquire Bitcoin, typically by opening an account with a crypto exchange, according a spokesperson at the blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
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
Also, in the fourth quarter, Americans’ wages grew at the weakest pace in more than four years and a greater share of households fell further behind on their debt, according toseparate reports out Tuesday.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
In private meetings, the executives are highlighting OpenAI's strength with consumers, growing enterprise business and access to compute, according one person, who asked not to be named because the talks are private.
—Ashley Capoot,kate Rooney, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
In order to pay the ransom, the Guthrie family would have to acquire Bitcoin, typically by opening an account with a crypto exchange, according a spokesperson at the blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for according
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Futures on China’s 30-year and 10-year bonds dropped the most since late December on Monday, while corresponding cash yields climbed.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Music Mania festival, corresponding to the Sweet 16 NCAA Men’s Basketball games being played at SAP Center in San Jose, was listed as being canceled on its ticketing website as of Monday.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Antitrust precedent History and contemporary legal practice aren’t on the side of Congress granting an antitrust exemption, and even when exemptions are enacted, the Supreme Court has stressed they must be narrowly construed.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Now, attorneys are filing habeas petitions to federal courts because immigration courts are no longer granting clients bond hearings.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Just massive growth, coinciding with its furious rollout of new AI tools that spooked investors in software stocks and plenty of other industries .—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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The price cuts will be effective January 1 next year, coinciding with the implementation of new, lower prices for the same drugs under federal Medicare health plans for older adults.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
24 Feb. 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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At City Hall, before taking council members’ public comments, the committee went into executive session, conferring privately while a large crowd waited for members to address the billion-dollar question in open session.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Feb. 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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Rock n’ roll is not conforming to the people who came before you, but creating your own path in music and life.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2026
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