RECONCILES (TO) Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

reconciles (to)

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present tense third-person singular of reconcile (to)

as in sticks out

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The Lotte sticks out from its Downtown surroundings, the shiny glass of the tower skyrocketing up from the otherwise ordinary city streets.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Bachmeier’s jersey number sticks out at a position in which almost everyone wears a number in the teens or single digits.

— Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of sticks out

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But anyone who’s yet to see the earlier series need not fret; while Seven Havens makes reference especially to Korra, any crucial details are reestablished within a narrative that’s set nearly two centuries later and stands largely on its own.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Where the court ultimately stands will have to do with its answers to these tough questions.

— Robert Spitzer, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

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While some debt settlement companies require clients to owe at least $10,000 to qualify, FDR accepts consumers with unsecured debts totaling $7,500.

— Carson Brunson, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
Janet sacrifices her judgment of Martin and accepts his offering with an open heart.

— Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of accepts

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The fact that hunting is a season — and not a year-round activity — supports this.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Though the pipeline hasn’t transported gas to Germany since 2022, the country’s far-right AfD supports resuming flows, which could allow US investors to profit.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026

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Netflix will stream it in Latin America, Spain and Portugal in 2027 following a theatrical run, while Luxbox handles international sales.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
That high smoke point is a big part of why tallow handles hot pans and deep fryers without breaking down.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of handles

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Noir, by contrast, brooks no such substitutions, because its conception of authenticity cannot allow for alternative destinies.

— Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Along with co-founder Kyle Chayka, now of The New Yorker, Alioto first imagined Dirt as a moment-meeting entertainment brand that brooks very little techno-pessimism.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026

Definition of brooks

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As a genre that sustains narrative variety and experimentation through cutting-edge style, horror almost certainly produces more than any one fan has time to find, let alone watch.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
Something that died but will not stay dead, that sustains itself by feeding on the living and destroying them in turn.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of sustains

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Instead of entering the bloodstream through a shot, the peptide absorbs across the tissue lining the mouth.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
The work focuses on a loss mechanism known as Boltzmann loss, which occurs because a material that absorbs light can also emit it.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026

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