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or okay
1
as in alright
being to one's liking
that dinner was OK, but I liked yesterday's better
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2
as in satisfactory
of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards
this latest draft of the essay is OK but could be better
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or okay
1
as in fine
in a satisfactory way
you did OK on that last test
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as in yeah
used to express agreement
OK, fine, I'll go to the party
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or okay
as in approval
an acceptance of something as satisfactory
our supervisor gave his OK on the project, so we can go ahead with it
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or okay
1
as in to approve
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
a judge will have to OK the search warrant
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2
as in to accept
to have a favorable opinion of
I'm glad that my friends OK'd my choice of girlfriend
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Adjective
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But the federal investigation was not satisfactory to many of King’s family members and associates, who knew of the FBI’s years-long investigation of the minister, and Director J. Edgar Hoover’s obsession with him as a potential communist influence.—
Andy Rose,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025 -
By applying enough pressure now, the thinking goes, Ukraine and its backers can enter talks from a favorable position, and Russian President Vladimir Putin will be forced to engage in good-faith negotiations that end in a satisfactory settlement.—
Alexandra Prokopenko,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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The search function offers basic functionality but works fine for finding movies, networks, and TV shows.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
27 Jan. 2025
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Bankers and big-business executives weathered the storm just fine.—
Ned Temko,
The Christian Science Monitor,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Wedbush upgrades Tempur Sealy to outperform from neutral Wedbush upgraded the mattress stock following its approval of a merger with Mattress Firm.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
3 Feb. 2025
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Cameras cut into the audience, showing nods of approval and acknowledgement from music’s biggest names, including Billie Eilish, Beyoncé and Charli XCX.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Perhaps the biggest problems are that supervisors approved as lawful 99% of stops, frisks and searches, frequently rubber-stamping behavior that clearly failed to comply with the rules.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
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The Council previously approved the purchase of 20 new police vehicles, also paid out of the TIF. Staff reporter Alexandra Kukulka contributed.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
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United Therapeutics will transplant kidneys from animals with ten gene edits, which are meant to increase the likelihood that the human body will accept the organ.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Feb. 2025
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The pair are accused by prosecutors of accepting bribes from David and Andy Duong before the 2022 mayoral election, in the form of $95,000 in direct payments and negative campaign mailers against Thao’s opponent, Loren Taylor.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Mancini, meanwhile, doesn’t have a high ceiling but has a good chance of developing into a legitimate upgrade compared to who the Canucks have iced on the right side of their third pair this season (Noah Juulsen/Vincent Desharnais).—
Corey Pronman,
The Athletic,
1 Feb. 2025
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Principles of good administration, therefore, necessitate action to restore accountability to the career civil service, beginning with positions of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But as time went on, Devo continued to push what was socially acceptable in their music and videos and MTV wasn't a fan.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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Customers only As part of Niccol’s plan to upgrade the experience, Starbucks aims to prioritize the use of its cafes by paying customers and reset expectations about what’s acceptable in stores, the company has said.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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So it’s truly been a blessing to be under the wings of CIAA.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Feb. 2025
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But over time, York and Mac, with the producers’ blessing, slipped into a decidedly non-Aussie voice.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
4 Feb. 2025
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