accessed

verb

past tense of access
as in entered
to go or come in or into could not access the bank vault because the lock was controlled by a timer

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Recent Examples of accessed The industry as a whole has grown rapidly over the past decade and is built on the demand for drugs targeting common conditions — and that can be accessed discreetly — such as hair loss treatments and hormone replacement therapies. — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026 If someone accessed your account or made unauthorized transactions, call the number on your card or the institution's official website. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Urban China recorded more than twice the disposable income as rural areas, at 56,502 yuan versus 24,456 yuan, according to official data accessed via Wind Information. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 There is immense data that can be accessed with a single prompt. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 Inside Tom Brady’s Multimillion-Dollar Property Portfolio Expansive living and dining areas with hardwood floors are accessed across the main level, alongside a family room and kitchen with a breakfast area. — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026 The second employee’s IP address log-in data showed that the employee accessed the internet from Alabama for several months in the latter half of 2025. — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 Noon’s Lacto product line, for instance, uses a 15% concentration of lactic acid — a level of potency that typically can only be accessed in a doctor’s office or medspa. — Ellen Thomas, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026 Additional games aren't sold separately, but instead accessed with a Play Pass. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accessed
  1. entered
  2. penetrated
  3. pierced
Verb
  • Los Angeles entered the postseason as two-time defending champions, and a third straight title would have put it in rare air — the New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics the only other teams to have accomplished such a feat.
    — Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
  • From the moment Errol Holden’s raps entered the public sphere in the early 2020s, listening to them has felt like hearing a stranger on the street earnestly tell you how the city has changed.
    — Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of entered
Verb
  • The Biden administration designated Tren de Aragua as a transnational criminal organization in 2024 following requests from Republicans who said the group’s members have penetrated the southern border.
    — Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
  • My recent Hartford Courant oped, described how OpenAI agents broke out of their test sandbox and as a coordinated group (swarm) penetrated Hugging Face, a research platform used by AI developers.
    — John Caruso, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of penetrated
Verb
  • The sound of jackhammering in the Horsches’ backyard pierced the otherwise quiet street Wednesday afternoon.
    — Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Neighbors in the area say the bullets pierced parked cars, trash cans, even the bedroom window of someone blocks away.
    — Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of pierced

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“Accessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accessed. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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