accepting
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- acceptingly adverb
- acceptingness noun
Etymology
Origin of accepting
Example Sentences
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When presented without theatrical aspect but as a private process of the imagination, it becomes a lavishly lovable antidote to our too often accepting the world’s absurdity only as dooms-scrollable tragedy.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
"There were moments people didn't understand... every step, story and silence in-between brought me to this moment," the Surrey-born rapper said while accepting the award.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
But they land in the same place of accepting its inevitability.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
"We don't accept anything less than perfect, otherwise we're accepting greater risk," NASA's former chief astronaut Peggy Whitson told AFP.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
“We’re leaving tomorrow morning,” he says quickly, neither accepting nor rejecting my apology.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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