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The phrase "accepted like" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to convey a comparison or manner of acceptance, but it lacks clarity and proper structure.
Example: "He was accepted like a long-lost friend, with open arms and warm smiles."
Alternatives: "accepted as" or "received like".
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"I was shocked that I wasn't accepted like an ordinary person," she said.
In the touristy downtown, dollars are accepted like pesos and English is a constant.
We weren't accepted like big stars, and we did all the work.
"I feel like I have finally been accepted, like I don't have to hide anymore," he said.
The help I often and gratefully accepted, like an invite for Sunday dinner or the used baby equipment my friends were always finding for me.
It feels it can strong-arm foreign energy companies, and object anew to things which Russia seemed to have accepted, like America's missile-defence plans.
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The sentinel either accepted the food (acceptance), sometimes crouching in a begging position (accepting like a fledgling), or rejected it.
Murray and Simon (2002) found that unlike white speakers, virtually no black speakers accept like + V-en.
"Abdel Aziz Rantisi [the former Hamas leader killed by Israel two years ago] was on television saying things that foreigners cannot accept, like we will remove Israel from the map.
The meeting ends in calamity, and is to trigger the forced resignation of Control and Smiley, an unjust humiliation they accept like the good chaps they are.
Banning Ohno and Smith is one resolution, but there are other alternatives O'Hare would accept, like a race-off before the United States roster is submitted Monday.
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