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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Unfortunately, the limited runtime meant Cooley had to limit how much of the characters’ origins to show on screen, including changing part of Megatron’s accepted story.
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Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 21 June 2024
Restrictions easing For more than 50 years, marijuana has been categorized as a Schedule I substance — alongside drugs like heroin and ecstasy, considered to have no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse — and subject to the strictest of restrictions.
—Michelle Watson, CNN, 17 June 2024
They aren’t required to be trained in ethical boundaries the way therapists are, and there’s no universally accepted certification for those who work in the industry.
—Jessica Miller, ProPublica, 17 June 2024
That's within the accepted time frame for human eye blinking, which averages out to one-third of a second.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 6 June 2024
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Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 21 June 2024
Restrictions easing For more than 50 years, marijuana has been categorized as a Schedule I substance — alongside drugs like heroin and ecstasy, considered to have no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse — and subject to the strictest of restrictions.
—Michelle Watson, CNN, 17 June 2024
They aren’t required to be trained in ethical boundaries the way therapists are, and there’s no universally accepted certification for those who work in the industry.
—Jessica Miller, ProPublica, 17 June 2024
That's within the accepted time frame for human eye blinking, which averages out to one-third of a second.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 6 June 2024
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“Accepted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accepted. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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