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as in connotation
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as in assent
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Recent Examples of acceptation
The use of chainsaws to cut down trees prior to intentionally burning a stand, known as prescribed fire, is the major acceptation.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2021
San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acceptation
Noun
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Innovation, with its connotations of profit and social change, was even more suspect.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 June 2025
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Two exhibitions focused on weaving go beyond the functional, the folkloric, and the feminine, tracking fiber’s escape from the connotations of the grid.—
Susan Tallman,
The New York Review of Books,
15 May 2025
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His chief obstacle may be politics, chiefly the state Legislature’s resistance to the many proposals that require its assent.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2025
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Arbitration is a private dispute resolution forum that parties contractually assent to use in lieu of litigation.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
8 June 2025
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Overall, the impression the car imparts is decidedly futuristic, and the design idiom certainly aligns with other recent luxurious EV concepts, such as those unveiled by Jaguar, Mercedes, and Genesis, as well as production vehicles such as the Tesla Cybertruck.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
8 July 2025
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By the time these terms get into the mainstream, new ones have already appeared, although some (such as to dig or cool) remain staples of the idiom despite wide non-Negro use.—
Benjamin Hale
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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However, users in the class action lawsuit claim their Apple devices were recording them without their consent and subsequently sending their information to advertisers who used it to target them with online ads.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
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Indeed, Thomas Jefferson used ideas learned during his own college education to write the Declaration of Independence and establish one of the most consequential political doctrines in modern history: all people are created equal and possess inherent rights to a government based on their consent.—
Time,
Time,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Taking inspiration from Rhys Vineyard’s sparkling wine program and its Perpetual Reserve multi-vintage bottling and using a name borrowed from Spain’s Sherry region, the team also released Solera I, a multi-vintage expression of the same varieties with base wine from several years back to 2017.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
8 July 2025
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And all of it demonstrating how food exists as an evolving cultural expression of identity and community.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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By signing this agreement, Google is securing future power and helping to speed up fusion technology development.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 July 2025
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For example, overtime promised under a collective bargaining agreement would fall under a contract, while California has a state law requiring daily overtime for hours worked in excess of eight in one day.—
Alicia Adamczyk,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
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How much control, at this point, the subcommittee can exert over emoji denotation and connotation isn’t clear.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
29 June 2025
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But the New Zealand Department of Conservation lists the reptiles as at risk — relict, a denotation reserved for species that declined to a small population but have since stabilized.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
22 July 2024
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Recent bilateral defense agreements with all five Nordic countries and the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, in 2023 and 2024, respectively, have strengthened collective defense in the Arctic.—
Michael Albertus,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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The King's cousins Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent, Prince Richard, the Duke of Gloucester and Prince Richard's wife, Birgitte, the Duchess of Gloucester, also stepped out on the terrace of the royal residence and have supported the King at every Trooping since his accession in September 2022.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
14 June 2025
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“Acceptation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acceptation. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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