ACCORDING Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

according

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present participle of accord

as in corresponding

to be in agreement on every point claims that the newspaper's quote does not accord with what he actually said

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as in granting

to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly women were finally accorded the right to vote in 1920

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Recent Examples of according The issue has surpassed the economy as the top concern of voters entering next month’s election, according a Fox News poll released this week. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Simple text queries, for example, typically use less electricity than a TV would over the same time period, according an analysis by the International Energy Agency. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026 However, many of these craters have been at least partially filled by lava flowing across the surface of the Red Planet around three billion years ago, according a statement from the European Space Agency (ESA) accompanying the image. — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026 In other parts of the state, the Western Slope will experience afternoon highs that are trending about 15 degrees above normal while the Eastern Plains will be dry and hot with increasing winds bringing fire danger, according the weather service. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026 The 60-year-old Statesville man has been charged with stalking and bigamy, according court records. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026 The daily cost of chartering a Very Large Crude Carrier in the region rose to more than $1 million in late September according toBloomberg. — David Faris, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026 Individual jurisdictions are able to decide who is allowed to access their Flock data, according the recent changes within the company, though many still choose to share their data with other neighboring agencies to aid in investigations. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 There are more than 400 Round Table locations, mostly in the western United States, with 28 in the Sacramento area, according the company website. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026

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When the food is ready, the order number appears on a screen above the kiosks as well as on individual screens at each corresponding stall.

— Senior Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Abhishek Menon, the study’s corresponding author and a graduate student, said solving the engineering challenges associated with heavier ions could also simplify trapping lighter species.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026

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Opting to participate in the tax credit program would incentivize Marylanders to donate money to scholarship-granting organizations that may also provide tutoring and other services.

— Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026
For years, members of Congress have tried and failed to enact legislation granting legal status to childhood arrivals.

— Data Journalist, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

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Its new edition, which hits shelves on October 23, coinciding with Art Basel Paris, artist Cindy Sherman graces the cover in full Chanel tweed.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
With the festival’s first weekend coinciding with the Brazilian presidential elections, almost every conversation overheard at RioMarket during the event’s early days was intertwined with politics.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

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