1
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
Campbell also believes that Sorsby's behavior doesn't rise to the level that would justify such action anyway, telling Dakich that schools have let players with much worse transgressions play.
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Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2026
Contrary to some online sentiment, Martinez still fervently believes Portugal are closer to starting a goal up than a man down when playing Ronaldo.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Airbus believes that Ravenstorm will be available in the early 2030s.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
Smith believes the relatively unknown 23-year-old is capable of meeting the challenge of making more plays.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Each facet informs the other, and no one believes and embodies that more than my mother, Livia.
—Lucia Aronica, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Two foxes tested positive, and Animal Control believes five others in the area were part of the same den.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 10 June 2026
The California Democratic Party stoked, and at least partially believes, the fears that a glut of Democratic candidates could produce a general election between two Republicans.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 10 June 2026
Energy consultancy Rystad, meanwhile, believes a $1-2 per barrel premium on oil prices is a conservative estimate.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2026
Contrary to some online sentiment, Martinez still fervently believes Portugal are closer to starting a goal up than a man down when playing Ronaldo.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Airbus believes that Ravenstorm will be available in the early 2030s.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
Smith believes the relatively unknown 23-year-old is capable of meeting the challenge of making more plays.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Each facet informs the other, and no one believes and embodies that more than my mother, Livia.
—Lucia Aronica, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Two foxes tested positive, and Animal Control believes five others in the area were part of the same den.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 10 June 2026
The California Democratic Party stoked, and at least partially believes, the fears that a glut of Democratic candidates could produce a general election between two Republicans.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 10 June 2026
Energy consultancy Rystad, meanwhile, believes a $1-2 per barrel premium on oil prices is a conservative estimate.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for believes
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Percy accepts this and leaves Barry’s Bay the next day, returning home to Seattle.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
10 June 2026
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The program accepts digital coupons and offers cash back rewards.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
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The surest sign of improving standards in Ghana and other African countries, Hughton thinks, will be when diaspora players born elsewhere in the world opt to follow their roots.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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So everyone thinks the world is falling apart.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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Even now, the psychological moves of the book’s last moments, how and what Maeve understands, feel to me provisional, blurry, to be co-created with the reader.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Ahamed really understands the American economy as part of a global economic system—something that a lot of other writers refuse to do.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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And this wrenching essay from visual artist and poet Kennedy Amenya Gisege considers the unique spiritual toll that incarcerated parents face.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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If the referee considers that a throw-in or goal kick is taking too long or is being deliberately delayed, the referee can initiate a five‑second visual countdown.—
Kierra Frazier,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Verb
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This summer look takes brunettes a shade lighter for the season.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
13 June 2026
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Whisk it in until the dressing is rich, thick, and emulsified, which takes less than a minute.—
Victoria Spencer,
Martha Stewart,
13 June 2026
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One vision imagines a future that is increasingly automated, optimized, digitized, and controlled by a small number of powerful technology platforms.—
Robert B. Tucker,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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One imagines the narrator of the Proclaimers’ most maniacal hit undertaking their 500-mile journey with a double dose of Vyvanse.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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The United States often feels more fractured than fraternal, a search for commonality hard to find in a land of boundaries drawn harder each day.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Spielberg's vision is sentimental yet feels so satisfying.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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“Believes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believes. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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