reconciles (to)

verb

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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconciles (to)
  1. sticks out
  2. stands
  3. accepts
  4. supports
  5. handles
  6. brooks
  7. sustains
  8. absorbs
Verb
  • In diagnosing the biggest issues from 2025, communication sticks out like a sore thumb.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026
  • When O’Neill thinks about his time in Minnesota, the team’s playoff success, or lack thereof, sticks out.
    — Anya Armentrout, Twin Cities, 30 July 2026
Definition of sticks out
Verb
  • Holmes is closing in on 300 career victories and stands at 288-126-1.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The Smith family have owned it ever since, and in 2006 Maggie turned it into the hotel that stands today.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of stands
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  • Thirty minutes from the Woburn research lab, Black Earth Compost accepts certified compostable materials.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Every family who enrolls a sick child in an experimental gene therapy accepts a level of risk higher than any consumer of a licensed medicine.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of accepts
Verb
  • Takaichi supports the first two principles of not possessing and developing nuclear weapons.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Pick what supports comfort and stability, then let the decision be enough for today.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of supports
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  • The tablet is built to enter the AI era with a MediaTek Dimensity 6300 processor that handles everything from everyday tasks to light gaming when you're done with them.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
  • This is what gives the film its experiential sincerity — the lived perspective of its Ukrainian crew leaving a nonfictional trace across every level of the fiction, something Stever handles with unusual reverence.
    — Sonya Vseliubska, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of handles
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  • 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
  • More potassium nitrate sustains a longer burn; more sulfur quickens the explosion.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Certainly, if a position sustains damage, Tobin would never block off the idea of adding, and that’s in play every year.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of sustains
Verb
  • Costs have not hit consumers yet as the new government absorbs the difference for now.
    — Ramy Inocencio, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The study also looked at the secondhand clothing market, specifically noting whether a country absorbs used textiles or exports them to other nations.
    — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of absorbs
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