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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
Ancelotti believes his team need at least a centre-back and a right-back, with growing concern about Madrid’s full-backs.
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Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Hebert believes Sanders’ ability to relate serves him well as a coach.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Silva believes the biggest development strides Robinson has taken since the pair have been working together are his defensive attributes.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Jung-jae believes that, even though it wasn't shown onscreen, the VIPs were likely gambling more on whether Gi-hun and Jung-bae would make it out alive.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Loans could be preferable but Van Nistelrooy believes there is also a budget to use.
—Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Purnell believes the controversy over the name arose after people heard it and searched online to find out more about the restaurant.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Management believes that this steep discount is unwarranted given the robust growth opportunities experienced by its group companies, such as Canal+ Group, Havas, and Lagardère.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Rodriguez believes Ondo learned those lessons.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2024
Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Hebert believes Sanders’ ability to relate serves him well as a coach.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Silva believes the biggest development strides Robinson has taken since the pair have been working together are his defensive attributes.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Jung-jae believes that, even though it wasn't shown onscreen, the VIPs were likely gambling more on whether Gi-hun and Jung-bae would make it out alive.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Loans could be preferable but Van Nistelrooy believes there is also a budget to use.
—Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Purnell believes the controversy over the name arose after people heard it and searched online to find out more about the restaurant.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Management believes that this steep discount is unwarranted given the robust growth opportunities experienced by its group companies, such as Canal+ Group, Havas, and Lagardère.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Rodriguez believes Ondo learned those lessons.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for believes
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Now, science accepts their ideas, which are said to enrich our understanding of the universe.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 Dec. 2024
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Sperm is a hot commodity, with low stock levels post-pandemic and a screening process that accepts only about 4 percent of donors.Longreads, Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
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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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Prasad, for instance, thinks there’s a kind of egalitarianism that’s inherent in English and missing from its Indian alternatives.Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 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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Maybe her mom understands—as Jenner certainly does—that holiday magic isn’t just for kids, or even parents of little ones.Rachel Wallace, Architectural Digest, 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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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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Adapted from Robert Harris' novel about the papal conclave, the film imagines a series of twists in the modern-day Vatican City.Jack Smart, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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One imagines this is also true in professional sports, although with much higher degrees of difficulty.Hunter Felt, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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