reconciles (to)

verb

present tense third-person singular of reconcile (to)
as in sticks out

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  1. sticks out
  2. stands
  3. accepts
  4. supports
  5. handles
  6. brooks
  7. sustains
  8. absorbs
Verb
  • Downey vogues as the pair walks in the video, while Pascal sticks out his tongue and laughs.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The Lotte sticks out from its Downtown surroundings, the shiny glass of the tower skyrocketing up from the otherwise ordinary city streets.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of sticks out
Verb
  • To Antetokounmpo, Klay Thompson arguably stands closest on the current roster, with his overtime 3-pointer against the Clippers completing that escape act.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Residents can also recycle plastic and cardboard yard signs and metal stands at two events at the county campus.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of stands
Verb
  • When Lear disowns her, the King of France accepts Cordelia as his wife and takes her back to his homeland.
    — Langdon Hammer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • When Danny is assigned to create a holiday scrapbook for his mom, Michaela reluctantly accepts help from his free-spirited substitute teacher, Bryan (Morgan), whose creativity clashes with her need for preciseness and control.
    — Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of accepts
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  • For most healthy individuals, moderate egg consumption supports anti-inflammatory mechanisms.
    — Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 12 Nov. 2026
  • This helps reduce unexpected losses and supports better management of marine operations.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of supports
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  • Cappu also operates out of Beijing and handles select releases in its home market and mainland China.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Northrop Grumman leads development of the three-stage solid-fuel missile, while Lockheed Martin handles its next-generation reentry vehicle.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of handles
Verb
  • Noir, by contrast, brooks no such substitutions, because its conception of authenticity cannot allow for alternative destinies.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Along with co-founder Kyle Chayka, now of The New Yorker, Alioto first imagined Dirt as a moment-meeting entertainment brand that brooks very little techno-pessimism.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of brooks
Verb
  • French biologist Pierre Joliot helped answer how photosynthetic organisms split water to produce the oxygen that sustains life on Earth.
    — Delthia Ricks, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2026
  • What Actually Interrupts The Pattern If the organization sustains the behavior, then the organization is what has to change.
    — Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of sustains
Verb
  • The Ellis Harper Fridge Ninja Fridge Deodorizer absorbs food smells and filters them out for good.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The motor absorbs the worst of steep hill climbs, dramatically reducing stress on the kneecap.
    — Michael Swartzon, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of absorbs
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“Reconciles (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconciles%20%28to%29. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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