accepting
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- acceptingly adverb
- acceptingness noun
Etymology
Origin of accepting
Example Sentences
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The regulatory commission considered an additional two-match suspension but "taking mitigating factors into account" - including Maguire accepting the charge - felt one match was appropriate.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
They proceeded to buy and sell the token themselves to build a price history that would eventually fool Drift’s automated protocols into accepting the fake token as real collateral.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
The takeaway: the market is accepting that even the dominant and pioneering Nvidia isn’t immune to competition.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
It will mean accepting once again, however painful it may be, that balls and strikes are whatever the umpire says they are.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
“Thanks, Grandma,” I said, accepting the gifts and acting as if that weren’t the most awkward thing to hear.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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