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accepted it with resignation
Definition
acceptance of something undesired as unavoidable or the lesser of evils
- He left her resignedly; he had got what he wanted.Chapter 9 (94% in)
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- "We must study resignation," said Mrs. Penniman, hesitating, but sententious at a venture.Chapter 30 (65% in)
- I am perfectly resigned to her thinking me a tyrant for a twelvemonth.Chapter 12 (80% in)
- Resignation to what?Chapter 30 (65% in)
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