as in accepting
to have a favorable opinion of
we don't approve of people who stand in the "12 items or less" lane with 13 items
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accepting
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Not Carrying Cash During the pandemic, Japan got a lot better about accepting digital payments, but there are still lots of places that only want cold, hard cash, especially small businesses.
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The roughly 15-minute speech July 3 touched on his own biography while also spotlighting America's long history of accepting people from all corners of the world.
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“Approving (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approving%20%28of%29. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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