Definition of accommodatingnext
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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accommodating

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verb

present participle of accommodate
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as in seating
to make or have room for the back seat accommodates three people comfortably

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Recent Examples of accommodating
Adjective
These supplies are highly accommodating — swaddle swings, for example, help kids manage their anxiety by instilling a sense of security. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026 The team is extremely accommodating, per the norm for the brand. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2026
Verb
There’s plenty of room to spread out, with a main cottage as well as a boathouse accommodating up to eight guests. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026 Palm trees are especially suited to accommodating the vining growth of both dragon fruit and passion fruit. Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for accommodating
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accommodating
Adjective
  • Underneath the friendly little pixel clock, though, the presence of an ESP32 makes things interesting, and Ulanzi has done something rather unusual.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Otherwise, there’s definitely a family-friendly element to the hotel (the whole storybook feel screams childhood), though the food options may be a little bit advanced for a kids’ palate.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Rockefeller Center’s rooftop terrace gardens in New York City were designed in the 1930s to hold trees, grass, shrubs and seating areas to double as parklike respites far above the traffic.
    Taylor Wishart, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Renovations like the South Field Club and seating upgrades enhance the fan experience without erasing the stadium's character.
    Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • With defensive end Ashton Gillotte working back from a ruptured plantar fascia, the Chiefs have all the more urgency about reconciling depth beyond starter George Karlaftis.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Today, much of this work requires large teams manually reconciling competing brand standards across multiple rounds of approvals.
    Tejas Manohar, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
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  • For some homebuyers, particularly those who expect to sell or refinance before the rate begins adjusting, an ARM could save money.
    Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The research team further demonstrated the versatility of the material by building prototype antennas and microwave devices whose frequencies could be changed by adjusting the voltage or temperature.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • First is to prevent their further migration by enforcing an international treaty obliging national authorities to treat ballast waters inside incoming ships that may carry such species.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • There is no contract obliging a customer to buy a second bottle of wine, a second pair of running shoes, or a second box of protein powder.
    Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • But data centers – massive physical facilities housing the computer infrastructure needed by big tech companies for artificial intelligence, the internet and other programs – are now a political flashpoint fueled by a public backlash.
    Chris Brennan, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Leaders say the new hub was designed to make those services easier to access by housing them in one location.
    Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The 2016 reflation trade ran on an accommodative Federal Reserve and inflation running well below target — conditions with no analog in the current cycle, where the Fed is still wrestling with an inflation rate that refuses to return to 2%.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
  • Korea sits at the center of the global HBM (high bandwidth memory) and DRAM (dynamic-random access memory) supply chain, not to mention macro tailwinds including a weaker USD, an accommodative Bank or Korea and a record current account surplus.
    Todd Gordon, CNBC, 12 May 2026
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  • Brown’s ability to hammer Husted on this issue is alarming Republican operatives, who see a Husted victory as crucial to holding a majority in the Senate.
    Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The Ross Fire burning west of Fort Worth in Palo Pinto County appears to be holding steady at around 85,000 acres and 26% containment Friday, according to Texas A&M Forest Service officials.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Accommodating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accommodating. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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