accepted
adjective
ac·cept·ed
ik-ˈsep-təd 
ak-
: regarded favorably : given approval or acceptance
a fully accepted member of the group
especially
: generally approved or used
an accepted convention/practice
a widely accepted theory
acceptedly
adverb
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This detail indicates that mercury was an accepted treatment for leprosy, but was less accessible to those with fewer means.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026
That's among the reasons behind such things as the event for accepted students at Amherst.
—Jon Marcus, NPR, 16 May 2026
The accepted wisdom in yacht design has been that the fastest ocean passages can only be achieved by multihull craft, such as the current crop of Ultim trimarans, which have three hulls in parallel and have set the big records of the past decade.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 7 May 2026
For years, it's been an accepted tenet of astronomy that, with the exception of Pluto – infamously now classified as a dwarf planet – none of these worlds were likely large enough to sustain an atmosphere.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 May 2026
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026
That's among the reasons behind such things as the event for accepted students at Amherst.
—Jon Marcus, NPR, 16 May 2026
The accepted wisdom in yacht design has been that the fastest ocean passages can only be achieved by multihull craft, such as the current crop of Ultim trimarans, which have three hulls in parallel and have set the big records of the past decade.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 7 May 2026
For years, it's been an accepted tenet of astronomy that, with the exception of Pluto – infamously now classified as a dwarf planet – none of these worlds were likely large enough to sustain an atmosphere.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 May 2026
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“Accepted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accepted. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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