as in friendly
willing to do a favor
an accommodating waiter who readily honored our request to make substitutions in our order
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as in reconciling
to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences
let's accommodate the difference in their voices by moving the mike closer to Sarah, whose voice is softer
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as in adjusting
to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation
accommodated the lectern to the height of the guest speaker, who turned out to be quite short
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as in obliging
to do a service or favor for
couldn't accommodate everyone who wanted a free T-shirt
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as in housing
to provide with living quarters or shelter
regards the tent as entirely inadequate for accommodating them through the winter
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Recent Examples of accommodating
Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 19 Feb. 2026
Albeit coinciding with the steroids era and suspicions baseballs were juiced, a more accommodating home environment allowed the Royals to score the most runs in franchise history (879) in 2000.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
The home spans five bedrooms, with four bedrooms in the main house and one in a separate apartment, accommodating up to 10 guests total.
—Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Sydney In Sydney, public transportation is wheelchair-accessible and many of the city’s most popular venues and attractions are equally accommodating.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 19 Feb. 2026
Albeit coinciding with the steroids era and suspicions baseballs were juiced, a more accommodating home environment allowed the Royals to score the most runs in franchise history (879) in 2000.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
Mulligan delivers lacerating fragility, while Isaac turns Josh’s accommodating nature into a pathology, but both characters are littered with backstory details that Beef leaves hanging.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
The home spans five bedrooms, with four bedrooms in the main house and one in a separate apartment, accommodating up to 10 guests total.
—Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accommodating
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The shows are accompanied by similar drops in ad revenue and increasing production costs, an ongoing shift to digital viewership, political constraints and publicity-friendly interview questions.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Putin presided over a parade that featured hardware such as the Geran-2, the Russian version of Iran’s Shahed drone, and played host to friendly leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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The effect deepens when seating itself is treated as part of the planting plan.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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Hanging plants above seating areas or along a pergola pulls the eye upward and makes the patio feel more enclosed — the final wall of your outdoor room.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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The series talks about the difficulty of reconciling work and raising a child and enjoying that.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
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Keeping a running total and reconciling it with the estate’s bank statements can help ensure accurate accounting throughout probate.—
Nancy Ashburn,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Apr. 2026
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Start the conversation, make your point clearly, and let the response shape what happens next instead of adjusting midstream.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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In the clinical trials, most of these problems have been managed by adjusting the dose or adding supportive medications.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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In civil aerospace, for example, Rolls is benefiting as manufacturers Airbus and Boeing struggle to deliver new aircraft at the pace the market requires — obliging airlines to keep flying old planes (and their engines) for longer.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2026
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Black has sometimes driven for miles to a particular cemetery only to find a funeral under way, obliging him to leave empty-handed.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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The proposal would require relocation of about 330 current residents in treatment programs while the four buildings housing those programs were being renovated — with no indication where they would be temporarily housed or for how long.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Though our agency's structure is changing, the monumental impact of their work—housing nearly 80,000 people over three years—speaks for itself.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The central bank expects Japan's GDP to grow moderately as other countries return to growth, and the BOJ sees a virtuous cycle of rising prices and wages, supported by government's economic measures and accommodative financial conditions.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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Furthermore, more food companies, restaurants, and franchises such as Chipotle, Starbucks, Taco Bell, and IHOP are adapting to veganism and vegetarianism by including accommodative options for these diets on their menus.—
Paula Soria,
AZCentral.com,
17 Dec. 2025
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Former Canadiens captain Yvan Cournoyer entered the Bell Centre from that plaza holding a torch, walked it into the building and the arena bowl, setting off the Canadiens’ traditional playoff ritual of the ice catching fire, and the building roared.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The top of his head drilled Bona’s chest, and the Celtics guard crumbled to the court, holding his neck.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Accommodating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accommodating. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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