as in to agree
to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)
apparently the contractor expected me to acquiesce to my own fleecing
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Recent Examples of acquiesce
Creditors may be willing to acquiesce in order to receive some money back rather than not receiving any payment at all.
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Victor Rosario, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2025
The parents of trans children expressed anger that New York hospitals had seemingly acquiesced to the Republican political agenda before they were legally required to do so.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
Previously, Gellar indicated no desire to return to Sunnydale — the fictional California town where Buffy is set — but in recent interviews to promote her new show Dexter: Original Sin, finally acquiesced to wanting to try a reboot.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 4 Feb. 2025
Trump, always eager to project strength, may be tempted to quietly acquiesce.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
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Victor Rosario, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2025
The parents of trans children expressed anger that New York hospitals had seemingly acquiesced to the Republican political agenda before they were legally required to do so.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
Previously, Gellar indicated no desire to return to Sunnydale — the fictional California town where Buffy is set — but in recent interviews to promote her new show Dexter: Original Sin, finally acquiesced to wanting to try a reboot.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 4 Feb. 2025
Trump, always eager to project strength, may be tempted to quietly acquiesce.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquiesce
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Green Bay agreed to a one-year deal with Hardman, who spent the majority of his first six NFL seasons with Kansas City.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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As for the question of consent, Iredale said people are allowed to agree to some level of physicality during consensual encounters, but there is a limit.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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Jordan’s king cannot assent to Mr. Trump’s plan without risking the ire of different important elements of his country’s population.—
Ephrat Livni,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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Ramaphosa assented to the law on Jan. 23 after five years of public consultation and parliamentary debate.—
Chad de Guzman,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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The three-year pact also offers a three percent 401(k) match and terms on artificial intelligence, requiring the company to consent to use a union member’s voice or likeness and allowing workers to decline a byline on work generated or edited by AI.—
Katie Kilkenny,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Mar. 2025
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Under current law, Swiss financial institutions disclose account details directly to U.S. tax authorities with the consent of the U.S. clients (when U.S. clients do not consent, the U.S. requests the information through administrative channels).—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Lucas and others also claimed in court pleadings that Zervos refused to accede to a background check.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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Then again, sometimes the latter are the most willing to accede to the association’s wishes.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Acquiesce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquiesce. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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