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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That puts Musselman at a reported $5.1 million in total pay and benefits from the school in 2024, according to the school’s tax records.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Wider communications also needed to improve, according to Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, who chairs the Commons Public Accounts Committee.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The stock was dropping 2.6% to $293.63 on Tuesday and was on pace for its percentage decrease since Feb. 12, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Blue Origin has been slated to launch some 30% of those contracted satellites, according to Amazon, which has contracted launches with Arianespace and ULA as well.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

He added, though, according to Zhenya Rudneva, that “beauty lies not in lipstick or a manicure, not in clothes or a hairdo, but in what we actually do.”

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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