as in to accept
to have a favorable opinion of
we don't approve of people who stand in the "12 items or less" lane with 13 items
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accept
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In May, multiple justices recused themselves from deciding whether to accept an appeal involving alleged plagiarism in books published by Penguin Random House.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
18 June 2025 -
The site accepts submissions of other pre-AI content sources through its Tumblr page.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2025
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“Approve (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approve%20%28of%29. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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