1
as in accepts
to regard as right or true
only the most naive car buyer would have believed the salesman's claim that the dealership was actually losing money on the deal
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as in thinks
to have as an opinion
despite the horrors she witnessed and endured, Anne Frank steadfastly believed that "people are really good at heart"
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Recent Examples of believes
Park believes the innovation could play a great role in accelerating the global shift toward reliable, high-performance electric mobility, as the demand for sustainable energy solutions continues to grow.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2025
Israel believes 24 hostages are still alive in Gaza and held by Palestinian militants.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
During a Thursday morning, March 13, hearing in Judge Hunter’s downtown Los Angeles courtroom, Senior Deputy District Attorney Seton Hunt said that based on discussions with other jurors, his office believes the hold-out juror was pushing for a conviction on a lesser count of manslaughter.
—Sean Emery, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025
Energy Transfer During times of market volatility especially, the investor believes Energy Transfer provides an attractive entry point for investors.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Finally, the committee believes there needs to be more meetings and community collaboration.
—Vincent Turley, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
Alphabet believes the new chip could also lead to the launch of autonomous vehicles that communicate faster using Taara.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2025
Suggs says his goal is to be back if the Magic make the playoffs, but even then nobody really believes Lost Campaign can be revived in any meaningful way.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
Throughout the ordeal, Pope Francis has been receiving daily the Eucharist, the central sacrament of the Catholic Church, which believes to be the literal body and blood of Jesus Christ.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Mar. 2025
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2025
Israel believes 24 hostages are still alive in Gaza and held by Palestinian militants.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
During a Thursday morning, March 13, hearing in Judge Hunter’s downtown Los Angeles courtroom, Senior Deputy District Attorney Seton Hunt said that based on discussions with other jurors, his office believes the hold-out juror was pushing for a conviction on a lesser count of manslaughter.
—Sean Emery, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025
Energy Transfer During times of market volatility especially, the investor believes Energy Transfer provides an attractive entry point for investors.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Finally, the committee believes there needs to be more meetings and community collaboration.
—Vincent Turley, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
Alphabet believes the new chip could also lead to the launch of autonomous vehicles that communicate faster using Taara.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2025
Suggs says his goal is to be back if the Magic make the playoffs, but even then nobody really believes Lost Campaign can be revived in any meaningful way.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
Throughout the ordeal, Pope Francis has been receiving daily the Eucharist, the central sacrament of the Catholic Church, which believes to be the literal body and blood of Jesus Christ.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for believes
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Under federal law, any station that accepts payment, services or other valuable consideration for airing material must disclose this information to the audience at the time of broadcast.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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The office accepts complaints online and gives information on what documents are needed for the reports.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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The guess here is that this will all unravel much faster than anyone currently thinks, leaving the country, and its new government, adrift and voters counting the days to the midterm elections.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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Today, Israel is probably less worried than ever about what Russia thinks of its frequent incursions into Syrian airspace.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Bowles said his team understands the job in front of it.—
Rick Stroud,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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Robert Smith understands Chappell Roan‘s concerns about setting boundaries with fans.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
23 Dec. 2024
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The Philippines considers karaoke a national pastime, and the people around you are constantly crooning into their Magic Sing microphones or portable karaoke machines.—
Acacia Gabriel,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Dec. 2024
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Scott, who considers Stiller both his boss and a friend, justified the show’s painstaking development process as necessary for quality control.—
Rachel Syme,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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Misty imagines sitting on a toilet and using real toilet paper.—
Esther Zuckerman,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Tim, Victoria, and Piper The episode begins with an obnoxious fake-out where Tim imagines killing himself, before sending most of the Ratliffs, save Saxon, off to the monastery so Tim and Victoria can have a look around this place where their daughter intends to live for at least a year.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
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