accepted
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Explanation
Something that's accepted is considered to be an established fact, or a correct idea. It's accepted among most university students that it's important to get a college degree. While in the United States it's usual for men to wear pants rather than skirts, in Scotland kilts are an accepted clothing choice for men. The accepted way of doing anything depends a great deal on where you are and what group of people you're with, in fact. The adjective accepted comes from the verb accept, "consent to receive," which comes from the Latin acceptare, "take or receive willingly."
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Network Rail is advising passengers not to travel if possible, but tickets were being accepted on a number of alternative routes for those who need to complete their journeys.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
Mathematics is a system of symbols and accepted axioms created by human beings, which can be used as a language for describing the world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
The clear winner, out of left field, was Brazilian jiu-jitsu: a relatively new art accepted so rapidly that we already knew the basics from our Army combatives course.
From Slate • Jun. 14, 2026
Professor Mark Sullivan of the University of Southampton emphasized that questioning accepted ideas is an essential part of scientific progress.
From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026
It was not the first time she had helped with her mistress’s correspondence, for Lady Constance received a great many invitations, all of which had to be accepted or declined in courteous handwritten notes.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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