according to

PREPOSITION

in accordance with

Synonyms

STRONGEST

in accord with in accordance with in agreement with

STRONG

conforming to in consonance with in keeping with in the manner of

WEAK

as reported by as stated in in line with just as pursuant to to the degree that

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The film is based on the Sam Wasson book “Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and the Dawn of the Modern Woman,” according to Variety.

From Los Angeles Times

"I've already said everything I know today," Nebenzia replied, according to Kyslytsia.

From BBC

According to Kyslytsia, these dealings are business-like and generally free of the sort of political and historical grandstanding seen elsewhere by Moscow.

From BBC

The fighting in Jonglei state has displaced some 280,000 people since December, according to the United Nations.

From Barron's

The captain and his first officer were taken into police custody before being allowed to return to sea with the two Russians, who disembarked during a stopover in Suez several days later, according to the lawyer.

From Barron's

according to

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