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as in connotation
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as in consent
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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acceptation
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However, in the 21st century, kitsch has come to shed many of these negative connotations.—
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However, secondhand shopping didn’t always have such positive connotations, as it was sometimes associated with thrift store-buying that can be a lifeline for the economically disadvantaged.—
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Status will be granted for no more than 24 months unless mutual consent is given for an extension.—
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Except where prohibited, acceptance of the Prize constitutes winner’s consent to Sponsor’s use of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions, biographical information, hometown, and state for promotional purposes in any media without further payment of consideration.—
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There’s this Douglas Adams joke that in no language is there the idiom as pretty as an airport.—
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As a substitute, the board selected local architect William Pereira, who, never fully at ease with a modernist idiom, hewed to the middlebrow tastes and conservative politics of California’s philanthropic parvenus.—
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But in 2024, a state commission backed the road, with the assent of Osceola and over the objections of Orange and many members of the local environmental community.—
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The deal also remains subject to regulatory approvals, as well as the assent of WBD shareholders.—
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The cyber-pet also features a high-fidelity facial screen capable of thousands of expressions and concise text replies.—
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In the study, Yale School of Medicine, or YSM, researchers discovered elevated GLO1 levels in the brains of animals with excessive levels of cellular calcium, finding that the brain increased GLO1 expression as a protective mechanism to mitigate the effects of the calcium dysregulation.—
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Last week Meta announced agreements with three nuclear power companies for a data center in Ohio.—
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That’s up from the current $249,000 and could grow to nearly $2 million over the life of the agreement, a person familiar with the negotiations told the AP earlier this month.—
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Controlled denotations were conducted Sunday at the site to dispose of hazardous materials, the agency said.—
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How much control, at this point, the subcommittee can exert over emoji denotation and connotation isn’t clear.—
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The following year, after the Queen's death and Charles' accession to the throne, William and Kate were added back to the schedule as the new Prince and Princess of Wales.—
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Beijing ups global trade push by designating new duty-free island Beijing designated an island with an economy comparable to a small European nation as a distinct customs zone, part of efforts to drive commerce and seed China’s targeted accession to a trans-Pacific trade pact.—
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“Acceptation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acceptation. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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