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adjectiveamenable; open: She was always more accepting of coaching suggestions than her teammates. Origin of acceptingFirst recorded in 1570–80; accept + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM acceptingac·cept·ing·ly, adverbac·cept·ing·ness, nounWords nearby acceptingacceptation, accepted, accepted pairing, acceptee, accepter, accepting, accepting house, acceptive, acceptor, access, accessary Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for acceptingThe lawyers accuse Spinal Solutions of selling counterfeit implants and doctors of accepting kickbacks in return for using them. Patients Screwed in Spine Surgery ‘Scam’|The Center for Investigative Reporting|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST Navarro College is not accepting international students from countries with confirmed Ebola cases. Ebola Racism Reaches a New Low in Texas|Abby Haglage|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST All Americans really did sacrifice then, accepting strict food and gasoline quotas and doing without a lot of things. Can America Still Win Wars?|Michael Tomasky|October 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Victims of Communism Foundation has insisted on not accepting U.S. government funding. Communism's Victims Deserve a Museum|James Kirchick|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In four different polls in 1938 between 71 percent and 85 percent of the public opposed the U.S. accepting more war refuges. American Voters Don’t Get Foreign Policy|Stuart Stevens|July 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST But he was determined to spare the repentant traitor the humiliation of owning a fault and accepting a pardon. The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay One plainly said that love of money and pleasure alone kept them from accepting Christianity. Pioneers and Founders|Charlotte Mary Yonge There was no time now for hesitancy; here was my cue, and I must plunge ahead, accepting the chances. My Lady of the North|Randall Parrish He even takes a trifling percentage of his princpal's ransom if he will honor us by accepting it. Man And Superman|George Bernard Shaw "I have taken the liberty of accepting that on your behalf," said Pharos, picking the card up. Pharos, The Egyptian|Guy Newell Boothby
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