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as in accepts
to regard as right or true
only the most naive car buyer would have believed the salesman's claim that the dealership was actually losing money on the deal
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as in thinks
to have as an opinion
despite the horrors she witnessed and endured, Anne Frank steadfastly believed that "people are really good at heart"
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Recent Examples of believes
This is doubly useful because the therapist can inspect what the AI actually said and compare that to what the client believes the AI indicated.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
As robots move closer to human environments, Microsoft believes adaptability will define their success.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
Eve believes her trajectory changed that day.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Neera Tanden, president of the Center for American Progress and Biden's former domestic policy adviser, believes the party can thread the needle.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
The company believes this is a lower risk investment opportunity aiming for steadier performance rather than riskier, higher-yield returns.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2026
Shoukath believes the industry’s emphasis on writers and storytelling sets Malayalam cinema apart.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
Those are ways that sometimes communication happens that doesn’t necessarily entail, for example, giving the names of people who have been arrested, who the local jurisdiction believes is a noncitizen, to ICE.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
Rasgon also believes that the company and subsector stands strong enough to weather against rising Chinese competition.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
As robots move closer to human environments, Microsoft believes adaptability will define their success.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
Eve believes her trajectory changed that day.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Neera Tanden, president of the Center for American Progress and Biden's former domestic policy adviser, believes the party can thread the needle.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
The company believes this is a lower risk investment opportunity aiming for steadier performance rather than riskier, higher-yield returns.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2026
Shoukath believes the industry’s emphasis on writers and storytelling sets Malayalam cinema apart.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
Those are ways that sometimes communication happens that doesn’t necessarily entail, for example, giving the names of people who have been arrested, who the local jurisdiction believes is a noncitizen, to ICE.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
Rasgon also believes that the company and subsector stands strong enough to weather against rising Chinese competition.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for believes
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First Tech accepts as members employees of many tech companies, including Microsoft, where Khan worked for a few years after college.—
Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The website accepts payments via bank, Venmo or PayPal or a debit or credit card.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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Alex LeBrun, cofounder of medical scribe startup Nabla who LeCun hired to be the CEO of Advanced Machine Intelligence, thinks the startup’s new AI models could start to roll out in a year, with healthcare a major focus area.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Liu thinks of warm minimalism as a lighter expression of traditional design, one that follows core principles but pares back selections.—
Mary Grace Granados
Special Contributor,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Jan. 2026
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The New Zealand Herald understands that as many as nine people were unaccounted for following the Mount Maunganui landslide, citing a source involved with the rescue efforts.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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If anything, ChatGPT-3 has something of the oracular about it; for as mysterious as the writing process of any author may be in all sorts of intangible and ineffable ways, any person who works in words also understands what’s prosaic and gritty (and thus all the more beautiful) about writing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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While pros agree that granite as a whole is out, regardless of shade, designer Rebecca Ward considers brown granite to be the biggest offender color-wise.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
15 Jan. 2026
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The superintendent's proposal considers increasing class sizes for first through 12th grad to 25 students, with pre-k and kindergarten classes remaining the same.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Whoever takes the role is significantly restricted by the prior regime.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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When violations occur and are reported, CPS takes prompt and appropriate disciplinary action, up to and including termination and referral to law enforcement, as required by law, while upholding the highest ethical standards.—
Asal Rezaei,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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There’s also a spacious closet off the bathroom, which one imagines the future West Village girl who gets the place will need for all of her Reformation and Brandy Melville bags.—
Katie McDonough,
Curbed,
12 Jan. 2026
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Having learned the instrument by ear, the Ohio native re-imagines it for modern Western music by seizing the energy, abandon and soulfulness with which it’s associated in African settings.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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No matter where his work takes him, that foundation always feels like home.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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This combo of a fuzzy faux fur jacket and brown satin pants feels like the perfect ensemble for a winter wedding.—
Amber Rambharose,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Believes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believes. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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