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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2
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
Goodman believes Kirk’s hand in this growth is undeniable.
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Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
While the risks remain — from political instability after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation to sticky inflation, and potential BOJ missteps — the Swiss private bank believes that Japan’s fiscal concerns are overstated.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
Police chase policy has renewed attention Rhodes believes something needs to be done about the police chase policy in Milwaukee, which has long been debated.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Drury believes the price relief will either come through a lower sticker price, or better financing terms or cash-back offers for buyers.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Karenin believes that his coat has been stolen from him.
—Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Even as amapiano grows more mainstream, Waffles believes its magic lies in how collaborative and multidimensional the genre is.
—Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
To make matters worse, the owner believes her dog was harmed during his stay.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Scott’s new attorney, Scott Sanders, believes his 69-year-old client would have been acquitted altogether if the evidence had been disclosed as required at the time of trial.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for believes
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Target accepts any car seats for recycling, including seats that have expired or been damaged.—
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Before an Uber driver accepts a ride, the driver has limited visibility about the rider’s background and risk factors — only seeing if the rider has verified their identity.—
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Yet Dabhoiwala thinks that the trend is all in the wrong direction.—
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Elizabeth looks at her friends, and thinks about Stephen.—
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Deadline understands that two companies that didn’t make the final three have, in fact, scored separate developments with the streamer.—
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That’s a quality Melville understands is important at the next level.—
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The ranking calculation considers up to 17 key measures of academic quality for National Universities and 13 indicators for the National Liberal Arts Colleges, Regional Universities and Regional Colleges.—
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Ana Navarro, who considers herself a centrist and has been deeply critical of Trump from the beginning, chimed in, too.—
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The in-depth report this week takes a deeper look into how Charlie Kirk’s faith fueled a movement.—
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Homemade caramel sauce is the finishing touch that takes this apple coffee cake from good to great.—
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Qualcomm’s Oryon 3rd-gen architecture and Snapdragon X2 chip imagines a future of personal computing with a focus on CPU and AI performance.—
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Enter Jennifer Lawrence, with a decidedly more laidback take that imagines ripped jeans as an elevated basic.—
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Finding free parking in Las Vegas feels like hitting the jackpot.—
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That means encouraging teams to slow down, check sender info, confirm requests through other channels and report anything that feels off.—
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“Believes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believes. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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