reconciles (to)

verb

present tense third-person singular of reconcile (to)
as in sticks out

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  1. sticks out
  2. stands
  3. accepts
  4. supports
  5. handles
  6. brooks
  7. sustains
  8. absorbs
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • What to do nearby Numbered lifeguard stands serve as landmarks on Rio de Janeiro’s beaches, and at the southern end of Copacabana, the Fairmont puts you close to Posto 6.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
  • If built, the tower would top Fort Lauderdale’s current tallest building 100 Las Olas, which stands 499 feet and 10 inches high.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of stands
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  • That Kushner even managed to secure agrément, whereby a state accepts a foreign ambassador’s nomination, was a little miracle of American hegemony.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Who accepts the remaining risk, and when will it be reviewed?
    — Aliasgar Dohadwala, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of accepts
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  • The award supports development of its wider Frenzy engine family.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Connecticut For All, a progressive coalition of more than 60 faith, labor and other civic organizations, also supports this option.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of supports
Verb
  • What locked chats don’t do Locking a chat changes where a conversation appears and how it’s opened—not how OpenAI handles it.
    — Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Research a potential lender's track record — its Better Business Bureau rating and customer reviews can give you a sense of how a lender handles applications, payments and problems that arise after borrowing.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of handles
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • This difference influences how nuclear fuel behaves and how a reactor sustains fission.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In this account, its processing does not intrinsically continue the fourfold coherence through which nature sustains intelligence.
    — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of sustains
Verb
  • The motor absorbs the worst of steep hill climbs, dramatically reducing stress on the kneecap.
    — Michael Swartzon, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Rothman described her as a careful listener who absorbs information quickly and could be trusted when events overtake the script.
    — Rick Maese, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of absorbs
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