Definitions

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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Just outside the ring, Edison’s latest invention—a kinetograph, the first motion-picture camera—was recording the fight, which lasted “six slashing rounds,” according to a poster that later promoted the contest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 11, 2026

Although according to recent media reports, the company is considering putting off its public markets debut until next year.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 11, 2026

A second pregnancy changes the brain in ways that are both familiar and distinct from a first pregnancy, according to new research from Amsterdam UMC published in Nature Communications.

From Science Daily • Jul. 11, 2026

Fifteen people have died after a speedboat carrying Indian tourists capsized near a island in the south of Vietnam, according to local media reports.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2026

After all, according to Babylonian mythology, the original Tiamat was the mother dragon who had created the world.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

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