according

present participle of accord

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of according Individual jurisdictions are able to decide who is allowed to access their Flock data, according the recent changes within the company, though many still choose to share their data with other neighboring agencies to aid in investigations. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 There are more than 400 Round Table locations, mostly in the western United States, with 28 in the Sacramento area, according the company website. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026 The focus of their coverage is on the rescue teams, logistics of the operations and how government leaders are reacting quickly to the disaster, according Luqiu. — Jennifer Pak, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026 During the Viking Age, silver bars, jewelry and scrap silver were used as a means of payment and to store value, with their weight determining their value, according the museums group. — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026 Yiannopoulos served as a tech editor at Breitbart, a conservative website, until February 2017, according the site. — Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026 In California, Democrats account for nearly 45% of all registered voters, compared to 25% who are Republican and almost 23% who don’t belong to either party, according the California Secretary of State’s office. — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 The one-time SRY screening can be collected via saliva, a cheek swab or blood sample, according an FAQ on the Screen Sports platform. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Sotheby’s has secured the collection of the late Argentine collectors Nelly Arrieta de Blaquier and Carlos Pedro Blaquier, a group of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces said to be worth around $450 million, according Artnet News. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for according
Verb
  • Gone are the four nations, corresponding to the elements, who coexisted in harmony that was disrupted and then, episode by episode, restored.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The team broke down Mario’s possible path through a level into individual sections, each corresponding to a calculation instruction of the counting machine.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Newsom had denied a previous decision granting parole to Van Houten but was overruled by an appellate court.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Part of the league’s pitch involves granting those competitors equity stakes in the venture.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Black officers constitute less than 9% of the force, coinciding with a decline in the city’s Black population.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Another standalone film, the Ryan Gosling-starring Starfighter, is due out in May 2027, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of A New Hope.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But after conferring, officials determined there was one second left on the clock.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
  • By the end of the season, Flores was conferring with Smith on preferences before games.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • There are parallels to be drawn in the MAGA crowd pining for the conforming jingoism of the 1950s.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2026
  • What’s Happening Photobiomodulation, better known as red light therapy, has moved out of dermatology clinics and into body-conforming consumer wearables like masks, belts, wraps and pods.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026

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“According.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/according. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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