according to
Americanpreposition
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in agreement or accord with.
according to his judgment.
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consistent with; in conformity with.
to be paid according to one's experience.
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on the authority of; as stated or reported by.
According to her, they have gone.
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in proportion to.
He'll be charged according to his ability to pay.
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contingent on.
According to the number of winners, the judges will award duplicate prizes.
Etymology
Origin of according to
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English
Example Sentences
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Oracle’s stake in TikTok’s U.S. operation, which includes other managing investors such as Silver Lake and MGX, is roughly $2 billion, according to a March filing from Oracle.
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According to the GoFundMe page for the family, the 115-year-old house built on a sloping hill a five minutes’ walk from the Hollywood Walk of Fame was the multi-generational anchor of the extended family’s presence in Southern California after they moved from Mexico — their “realization of the American dream for a young family that migrated from Mexico decades ago.”
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Emergency services are contacted in fewer than 2% of calls, according to Vibrant Emotional Health, the nonprofit organization that administers 988, and most of these dispatches are made with the caller’s consent.
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More than 1,200 people have already viewed the training live or watched the webinars, according to Vibrant.
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According to 988’s confidentiality policy, counselors may share a caller’s information with people outside of the lifeline system if they believe the caller or someone else is at immediate risk of harm, and discussing an alternative safety plan directly with the caller isn’t possible.
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