Accept
Accept verb - To agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly.
Protests
Both words in one sentence
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Another, and possibly funnier, exchange occurs when you accept a male hooker's invitation with Bethany in the party, but decline when she protests
Source: Brain Bleach -
When Leah Von Dutch to go ghost hunting on "LVD TV" following a dream wave event, Moose protests on the grounds of being black but later volunteers to accept his fate when she comes across an unlit room and refuses to go farther.
Source: Black Dude Dies First - He seems to accept it eventually, and is later seen "preparing" for it (with all the enthusiasm of a man on death row), but little, if any, time is spent on considering his consent—it's just assumed, despite his attempted protests, that he'll be into it.
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Protests and Accept. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/accept/protests
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Protests or Accept. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/accept/protests.
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